Frank Anthony Joseph Champ

Military

Frank Champ was Navigator on B-17 #42-38009, shot down on 15 June 1944. Crashed Coimères, near Bazas, France. Helped by French citizens and members of the Maquis. Crossed the Pyrénées mountains into Spain on 4 August, reached Gibraltar on the 25th and was flown from there on 26 August 1944, landing in England on the following day. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1192.

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Charles Herbert Kelly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 30101628 at enlistment, then O-753224
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Simon John Wilczek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38396524
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Togglier

Ralph Jay Workman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16088167
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 11 January 1920

Enlisted

19 August 1942 New Orleans, Louisiana

Other

Bailed out

15 June 1944 south of Bordeaux, France, of B-17 #42-38009 hit by Flak

Other

Landed in parachute

Cudos, near Bazas, France 15 June 1944

Other

Evaded capture

France 15 June 1944 - 26 August 1944 with the help of French citizens and members of the Maquis

Died

16 July 1980 New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Revisions

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MACR 5799
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1192
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 5799

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5799 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database