Frank Paul Prokop
MilitaryShot 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
- 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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wild Irish Rose
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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