Frank J Janik
MilitaryCharlevoix County Herald, 1 December 1944
Radio Operator Frank Janik had been awarded the Air Medal for taking part in bombing raids over Berlin, Brunswick, and other war production centers in Germany and also over the Invasion coast and Nazi communication centers of France with the 704th Squadron of the 446th Bomb Group. He was on the 15 October 1944 mission to Cologne/Köln, Germany, on board B-24 41-29128 with the Glen Rowe crew. Hit by Flak on return from the raid, the badly damaged bomber crashed in an emergency landing attempt at the Saint-Trond airfield in Belgium. Frank was killed in the crash.
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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: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063452 / O-769070
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 38387966
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19100929 / O-699774
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15327128 at enlistment, then O-xxxxxx
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Lady Luck
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
5 June 1923 | near East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Michigan, the son of Walter and Victoria Janek | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
15 October 1944 | in the crash of badly-damaged B-24 41-29128 at the Saint-Trond airfield, Belgium | |
Jordan Township, Antrim County, Michigan | |||
Buried |
Frank Janik rests at Plot H, Row 9, Grave 3 |
Revisions
Article about Frank Janik's death - Charlevoix County Herald, 1 December 1944 : http://jvdl.info/newspapers/CHARLEVOIX%20COUNTY%20HERALD%201902-05-23%2…
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia