Frank James Gerlach
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 18703
S/Sgt Frank J. Gerlach
B-17 Radio Operator
KIA = 29 JULY 1944
B-17G #43-37655
MACR# 7812
B-17 Radio Operator
KIA = 29 JULY 1944
B-17G #43-37655
MACR# 7812
A. L. DESTRO II
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Missions
- Date: 29 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ABMC website
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ABMC website
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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