Frank W Gavin

Military

TSgt. Frank Gavin joined the 68th Bomb Squadron on 3 August 1942. ETO/Flight Echelon 10/2/42, DS/Benghazi 6/26/43. Returned to base 8/26/43. DS/Tunis 9/16/43. Returned to base 10/12/43. Aircraft, 42-63971, damaged. 18 November 1943. Plane landed in Sweden. Interned. INT-SWE. 25th mission. Returned to base. RTB. 9 Dec 44.



FW-190 destroyed 2/26/43, ME-110 probable 3/18/43, ME-110 destroyed 3/22/43, ME-110 probable 3/22/43, FW-190 damaged 3/22/43, 2 ME-109s destroyed 8/16/43.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-63971

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Helen Hywater
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Turley, Oklahoma, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 18 November 1943

Revisions

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ContributorKickapoo
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Detail changes. - Kickapoo

Date
ContributorKickapoo
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Removed punctuation from aircraft name for uniformity, clarity, and readability. - Kickapoo

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1377 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd; MACR 1377