Frank Paul Prokop

Military

Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. Thrown clear by explosion, unconscious, came to and pulled ripcord. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wild Irish Rose
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Baled out

Hanover, Germany 29 April 1944 Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. Thrown clear by explosion, unconscious, came to and pulled ripcord. POW.
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4943 / MACR 4943 and Watts book, page 83. Shot down by fighter en route to target Berlin; 7 KIA, 3 POW / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database