Arthur Joseph Frankel
MilitaryFrankel was born in New York in 1919, he enlisted in 1941 and was assigned to the 95th Bomb Group where he trained as a Bomb-Disposal officer. He later served in Korea and Vietnam, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died in 2002.
Frankel was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 in 1984 about his experience on D-Day, the interview is held in IWM's collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York City, New York | 20 January 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay Governors Island, New York | 18 June 1941 | |
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Died |
New York | 21 December 2002 | |
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Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self