Frank J Pogwist

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-29592.jpeg UPL 29592 Frank J. Pogwist (right)

From the collection of Sophia M. Pogwist, Frank's sister.

Object Number - UPL 29592 - Frank J. Pogwist (right)

Shot down 5 December 1943 in B-17 #423349 'Mangau. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30383) nicknamed "Brennan's Circus". The tail of another B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3349) is in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' 42-30383, 42-3349.'

42-3349

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Mangau, El Diablo, Liberty, El Lobo
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 December 1943

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 5 December 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1175 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 29592 - Frank J. Pogwist (right)