Frank Lewis Hobart

Military

Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply to Bastogne released short of LZ, due to flak. Prisoner of War (POW) 27-Dec-44. MACR 11186.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-74043

  • Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Upottery

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Anderson County, KS, USA 3 June 1921 Son of Louis G and Minnie M Hobart.

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

1.5 miles Nth Bastogne, Belgium 27 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply to Bastogne released short of LZ, due to flak. Prisoner of War (POW) 27-Dec-44. MACR 11186.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 27 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Hondo, TX 78861, USA 28 June 2009
Allen, KS 66833, USA

Based

Upottery 27 December 1944 Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Sabinal, TX 78881, USA Sabinal Cemetery Sabinal Uvalde County Texas, USA

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/184855081/?terms=Frank%20L%20Hobart
https://www.fold3.com/image/30324296
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-74043&Submit6=Go
http://www.merkki.com/PageH.htm
http://www.ww2gp.org/50BastogneGliderPilots.php
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39553626