Frank S Bartak
Military
Ball Turret Gunner - Protz Crew
401st BG - 613th BS
shot down/captured 28 May 1944
Object Number - UPL 30779 - SSGT Frank S. Bartak Ball Turret Gunner - Protz Crew 401st BG - 613th BS shot down/captured 28 May 1944
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102580 at Aken. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV from 5/28/44 to 4/29/45.
AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW/EAME ribbon w l bronze star,Good Conduct/ WWII Victory Medal (AM with 5 OLC for 8 missions? Needs verification)
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Aken on 28 May 44 in B-17 #42-102580
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808459
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Merna, Nebraska, USA | 18 September 1920 | |
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Other 401st BG Combat Tour |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 4 May 1944 - 28 May 1944 | 8 Combat Missions |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 28 May 1944 - 26 May 1944 | Stalag Luft IV |
|
Died |
Merna, NE, USA | 13 March 2003 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5307 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 5307, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2163 / self/ MACR 5307
