Frank L Houston
Military
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FRE 1808
A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their return from the Romilly mission to France. Image via Walt Chochrek. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'On just returning from Romilly, France, their first mission and the Group's second for a repeat performance. Original members of the "Punched Fowl". crew # 48, lead crew 730th Sqdn, 452nd Bomb Gro. Front row from left are Flight Officer Leon B Slobodzian, Bombardier; and S/Sgts George W Haggerty, Right Waist Gunner; Everett L Wales, Radio Operator, and Walter- S- Chochrek, Engineers and Top Turret Gunner. Back row from left- 1st Lt Chester L Story, Navigator; 2nd Lt Frank L Houston, Co-pilot, 1st Lt Jimme H "The Skipper" Vallee, Pilot; Sgt James J Doherty, tail gunner; S/Sgt Ivan C Dixon, Lower ball gunner and Sgt Raymond Schumacher, left waist gunner.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Frank L Houston was a co-pilot with the lead crew of the 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd bomb Group. He flew 30 missions then went into the Aphrodite project and was one of the pilots who actually bailed out and made it back home. He later became a senior air line pilot for Northwest Airlines.
His awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross and numerous others.
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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
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Montana |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
1999 Unit Roster/Book Aphrodite: Desperate Mission by Jack Olsen / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia