Kenneth Ellsworth Frazee

Military
media-15994.jpeg UPL 15994 Edward Appel crew from the crash of Sept 5, 1944 near Surbough France. Edward Appel collection

MACR 8599

Object Number - UPL 15994 - Edward Appel crew from the crash of Sept 5, 1944 near Surbough France.

Prisoner of War (POW). Was Pilot of B-24 #42-50511 which crashed near Surbourg, Alsace, France on 5 September 1944. MACR 8599.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Paul C Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Observer

Edward Walter Appel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (93rd Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: 19018109 / O-745854
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Bomber Pilot, Fighter Pilot

William C Beasley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Charles W Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Curtis E Hodges

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-50511

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97904) nicknamed "Lady Janette" of the 452nd Bomb Group drops bombs over the target. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Stuttgart 5 Sept 44. 452 BG Mott A/C.'

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  • Date: 5 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Georgetown, Mississippi, USA 22 April 1923 Winsted, Connecticut

Enlisted

20 September 1942 Hartford, Connecticut

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

5 September 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 20 June 1945."
Litchfield, Connecticut

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, service number, biography, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations. Changes to Media
Sources

It's Frazee not Frazes...
MACR 8599
WWII Draft Cards
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8599 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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