Frank H Piston Jr
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). On 14 Jan 1945 in B-17 #42-102956 'Doc's Flying Circus', shot down by fighters.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Girl of My Dreams, Doc's Flying Circus
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 14 January 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Born |
Lansdale, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Added a connection to A/C #42-102956 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combat Chronology, MACR 11726 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia