Frederick B Comer Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURFrederick Comer attended elementary school in Concordia, Kansas. The family moved to Ogden, Utah in 1935 and Fred graduated from Ogden High School in 1939. He was employed at the Hill Field Army Air Base in Ogden, advancing to become an airplane mechanic. Married to Lorraine Siddoway on 3 October 1941, he enlisted in April 1942 and was subsequently stationed at Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls,Texas; Santa Monica, Calif.; Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City; Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina and various camps in Washington and Oregon. He came home on furlough in March and again in August 1942. After additional training, he was sent overseas. Assigned to the 96th Bomb Group/339th Bomb Squadron, he was Tail Gunner on B-17 42-3553 on 8 November 1943 and was killed in the crash after take off of the Fortress near East Harling, Norfolk. The cause of the plane's loss was never ascertained.
Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35374160
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097260 at enlistment, then 0-746331
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20212569 at enlistment, then O-679509
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003519 at enlistment, then O-745689
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15070437
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 339th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Concordia, Kansas, United States | 14 June 1921 | the son of Frederick B. and Ellen L. Comer |
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Enlisted |
28 April 1942 | ||
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Died |
East Harling, Norfolk, United Kingdom | 8 November 1943 | in the crash of B-17 42-3553 |
| Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States | |||
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Buried |
Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah, United States |
Revisions
US Census 1930
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII Casualties for Weber County, Utah
"The Ogden Standard-Examiner", November 23, 1943
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p.363; Snetterton Falcons pg 81