Frank Clifford Zagrovich

Military
media-53544.jpeg UPL 53544 S/Sgt Frank C. Zagrovich, 388BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53544 - S/Sgt Frank C. Zagrovich, 388BG.

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678175
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

East Chicago, Indiana 12 March 1922 Son of Frank and Mildred Irene [Ashbaugh] Zagrovich.

Enlisted

Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN 16 October 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Other

Returned (RTD)

English Channel Off Isle of Wight 30 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139

Died

Russellville, AL 16 November 2004

Buried

Calumet Park Cemetery Merrillville, Lake County, IN 19 November 2004 Calumet Park Cemetery Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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