Frank Allen Watson Pelley Jr

Military
media-25779.jpeg UPL 25779 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch

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Object Number - UPL 25779 - 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch

Shot down on his first mission, 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-37762. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1580

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37762

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chaplain's Office
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Assigned

5 November 1943 - 26 November 1943 Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943.

Born

Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 26 November 1943

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3111

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corrected service no.

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U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 (Captain); Fold3.com (service nos.); Ancestry.com (full name)

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MACR 1580 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 25779 - 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch