Frank E Sallee

Military

Object Number - UPL 29894 - 1st Lt. Frank E. Sallee

Killed in Action (KIA). Mission 197 to Remagen. B-24 A/C #42-51865 crashed on takeoff.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

People

Bill B Basick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15301231 and O-712752
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Walter E Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33733107
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Stephen J Bolger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33596911
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Nose Gunner

Edmund P Bull

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12220410
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Olaf A Coburn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31012958
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

The crumpled tail of a crashed B-24 Liberator of the 453rd Bomb Group. Image via Kenneth W Clendenin. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'H_ of 453rd BG, 735 BS? JSH 42-51865 1 Jan 45 Olf Buckenham. Lt AC Judd.'

42-51865

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 January 1945

Born

Illinois

Revisions

Date2 Aug 2020 21:29:09
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date7 Sep 2017 16:46:53
ContributorGulfstream12
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Edited Connections

Date7 Sep 2017 16:02:33
ContributorGulfstream12
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Frank E. Sallee

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:00
ContributorAAM
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Combat Supplement, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 29894 - 1st Lt. Frank E. Sallee