Frank James Gerlach

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-18703.jpeg UPL 18703 S/Sgt Frank J. Gerlach
B-17 Radio Operator
KIA = 29 JULY 1944
B-17G #43-37655
MACR# 7812

A. L. DESTRO II

Object Number - UPL 18703 - S/Sgt Frank J. Gerlach B-17 Radio Operator KIA = 29 JULY 1944 B-17G #43-37655 MACR# 7812

Shot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36875728
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11095094 at enlistment, then O-818606
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32545628
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11093711 at enlistment, then O-824104
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12139839 at enlistment, then O-712544
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States 25 September 1920 Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Enlisted

1 August 1942 Hartford, Connecticut

Died

Hassenhausen, Germany 29 July 1944 Hassenhausen, Germany

Buried

30 July 1944 Hassenhausen cemetery, Germany
Westport, Connecticut

Buried

after the war his remains were brought to The Netherlands. Frank Gerlach rests at Plot K, Row 13, Grave 1

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Deleted burial date at the Netherlands cemetery

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MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ABMC website

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MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ABMC website

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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