Frank Martin Bessemer
Military
95th BG - 412th BS
Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Held, Jr. (FE), James D. Hartney (WG), Frank M Bessemer (RO), Donald E. McKinney (TG), Dennis W. Roberts (WG), Wilford S. Mack (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren F. Seger (P), Robert W. Bugie, (CP), James L. Hutchings (N), William J. Myers (B)
Bessemer is mis-identified as Frank A. Bessemer in the photo. His middle name is Martin. 95th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 51527 - Loren F. Seger Crew 95th BG - 412th BS Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Held, Jr. (FE), James D. Hartney (WG), Frank M Bessemer (RO), Donald E....
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat mission. Loren Seger crew. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gorgeous Hussy | Circe | All American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lone Wolf
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat | The Zoot Suiters
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Bessie
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 March 1944
- Date: 23 March 1944
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
- Date: 19 March 1944
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chattanooga, OK | 14 November 1924 | Son of Elizabeth Bessemer. |
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK | 18 November 1942 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 13 December 1943 - 26 March 1944 | Completed a 25 combat mission tour |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
15 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Houston, TX | 15 March 1982 | Died in an auto accident |
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Buried |
Houston National Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX | 19 March 1982 | Houston National Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Plot B, 0, 450 |
| Cotton County, OK |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/612702382
https://www.fold3.com/record/57634443/frank-bessemer-social-security-de…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84875390/frank-a-bessemer-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/618414456/frank-bessemer-1924-veterans-aff…
https://www.fold3.com/record/710828120/bessemer-frank-martin-us-veteran…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/363124/frank-martin-bessemer
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
