Frank D Turk

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media-31743.jpeg UPL 31743

Frank Delano Turk

Object Number - UPL 31743

B-17G #42-31672 'Buckeye Boomerang II' left formation on the return from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 and exploded and crashed SW of Dieppe, FRafter the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Buckeye, Boomerang II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Marysville, Washington, USA

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 20 March 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3411 / MACR 3411, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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