Gumecindo J Frausto

Military
media-25936.jpeg UPL 25936 Gumecindo J. Frausto, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25116

Object Number - UPL 25936 - Gumecindo J. Frausto, 93rd Bomb Group

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23742.



On TDY to 9th AF interred in Switzerland where crew was interned. 'Death Dealer' B24 42-40611 lost an engine near the target and another engine was lost over the target. This was the first US a/c to land in Switzerland. One gunner attempted to escape through Germany and was shot.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Paul P Daugherty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18120876
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Alva Jack Geron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18074346 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Donald J Grimes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Engineer

Russell Parker Liscomb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31002112 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kenton D McFarland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35003A
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Lietuenant W.E Keefer, Lieutenant Phil Ziegler, Lieutenant Howard Young and Lieutenant Joe Walker, of the 93rd Bomb Group stand with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23742) nicknamed "Liberty Lad" at Alconbury. In a duplicate version of this image a censor has obscured the insignia on the airmen's jackets and the structure visible beneath the aircraft to the far left of the image. Image stamped on reverse: 'Ministry of Information 10 Oct 1942.'[stamp] and '226088'[Censor no]. Printed caption on reve

41-23742

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Liberty Lad
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois, United States 18 December 1919

Other

Interned

Switzerland 13 August 1943 Interned in Switzerland after forced landing

Other

Re-enlisted

Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado, United States 1 April 1946 as a S/Sgt in the Air Corps

Died

Joliet, Illinois, United States 1 January 1988

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Corrected first name : It's Gumecindo instead of Gumencindo
NARA WWII Enlistment records

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 232 with picture of plane / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 25936 - Gumecindo J. Frausto, 93rd Bomb Group