Frank Peter De Cillis
Military
Object Number - UPL 62510 - T/Sgt Frank P. De Cillis
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Warsaw in B-17 'I'll Be Seeing You' 43-38175
Awards: AM (OLC), PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108566 / O-818998
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ill be seeing you
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Westfield, New Jersey | 16 February 1925 | Born Westfield, New Jersey |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Łomianki, Poland | 18 September 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Łomianki, Poland |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Lazio, Italy | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Lazio, Italy |
