Frank Daniel Di Leva

Military

Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 8-Jun-44 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5482





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

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

James Quentin Ogden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17032416 / O-685213
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-109830

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Daisy Mae Skraggs
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Camden, New Jersey, USA 19 October 1923

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA 24 February 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Baled out POW

Les Isles Chausey 8 June 1944 Baled out, landed in water near lighthouse. Due to a head wound would have drowned without the assistance of Islanders, as unconscious.

Other

Stayed with Islanders

Les Isles Chausey 8 June 1944 Remained at liberty with islands population for a month, as Island was not garrisoned by the enemy.

Other

Discharged USAAF

10 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Seattle, WA 18 January 2002

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Based

Bungay 8 June 1944 Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

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https://ileschausey.com/la-deuxieme-guerre-mondiale/

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 5482 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database