Frank P Bostrom

Military
Lieutenant-Colonel Bierne Lay Jr. and Lieutenant-Colonel Veeching of the 487th Bomb Group socialise with Colonel Bostrom and an unknown lady at a party. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Col Biernies Lay Jr, Lt Col Veeching, Col Bostrom.' media-380852.jpg FRE 2047 Lieutenant Colonel Frank P. Bostrom, Lieutenant Colonel Beirne Lay Jr , Philippa Ludwell (Lee) Lay, and Lieutenant Colonel John Veerling of the 487th Bomb Group at a party in the Officers Club at Alamogordo Army Air Base, New Mexico. Roger Freeman Collection

Gave location of the photo: Alamogordo Army Air Base, New Mexico.

Object Number - FRE 2047 - Lieutenant Colonel Frank P. Bostrom, Lieutenant Colonel Beirne Lay Jr , Philippa Ludwell (Lee) Lay, and Lieutenant Colonel John Veerling of the 487th...

Bostrom was famous for flying General Douglas MacArthur from the Philippines to Australia in early 1942. He commanded Alamogordo Army Air Base from November 1943 until April 1944, and later commanded the 490th Bomb Group in England



He was the pilot of B-17E/41-2416 on 7 December 1941 and landed his ship at Kahuku Golf Course, Hawaii. His crew consisted of 2d Lt Wilson L. Cook, 2d Lt Earl Sheggrud, Aviation Cadet Rob R. Carruthers, TSgt Herbert B. Collins, SSgt Leslie O. Hansen, PFC Herbert Wheatley Jr., PFC Elwood B. Shouldis, PFC Clyde L. Horn.





DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DSC/ PH/ AM

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bangor, Maine 11 September 1907

Died

York, ME, USA 6 January 1994 Burial: Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Old Augusta Kennebec County Maine, USA Plot: SECTION M ROW 12 SITE 20

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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Transferred biographical details pertaining to Bostrom incorrectly added to photo caption of FRE 2047 by user PaulWebber

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45

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