Frank L Billiter

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28730 'Blond Bomber'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blonde Bomber
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winchester, TN 37398, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 4942.
- See also Watts book p 83

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 4942 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database