Frank Martin Bessemer

Military
media-51527.jpeg 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. 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

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/363124/frank-martin-bessemer

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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Aircraft

42-31876

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fire Ball Red
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-31877

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Holes

42-31999

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chicken Ship : The Pickwickian : King Salvo
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
A crsashed B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3273) of the 95th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1746. MRU. 12-23-43. Repps, Norfolk Co. B-17F, 42-3273. A." Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/12/43 A.' On reverse: Damaged USAAF Photographic Station 505 [Stamp].

42-3273

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Impatient Virgin
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37882) of the 95th Bomb Group landing at Colorado in October 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G-15-DL Denver, Colorada, October 1943.'

42-37882

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hard Time : A-Good-Bett : Blues in the Reich
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chattanooga, OK 14 November 1924 Son of Elizabeth Bessemer.

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, OK 18 November 1942 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Other

95th BG Combat Tour

Horham Airfield, UK 13 December 1943 - 26 March 1944 Completed a 25 combat mission tour

Other

Discharged USAAF

15 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Houston, TX 15 March 1982 Died in an auto accident

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

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