Frank James Gerlach
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33552245
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32916266
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | 25 September 1920 | Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States |
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Enlisted |
1 August 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut | |
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Died |
Hassenhausen, Germany | 29 July 1944 | Hassenhausen, Germany |
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Buried |
30 July 1944 | Hassenhausen cemetery, Germany | |
| Westport, Connecticut | |||
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Buried |
after the war his remains were brought to The Netherlands. Frank Gerlach rests at Plot K, Row 13, Grave 1 |
Revisions
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ABMC website
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ABMC website
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