Frank L Cain

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31358. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31358

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Noise
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Export, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 29 May 1944

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 5229 at Fold3.com.

SOURCE:  https://www.fold3.com/image/28645973/28646108

 

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Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5229 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database