Frank Theadore Kaschok

Military

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak over the IP on a mission to Frankfurt on 4-Feb-44 in B-17 42-39803 'The Wolf'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2235



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Wolf
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rosco, PA 12 December 1920 Son of John and Mary [Vanacky] Kascak.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 4 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out POW

Frankfurt, Germany 4 February 1944 Shot down by flak over the IP on a mission to Frankfurt on 4-Feb-44 in B-17 42-39803 'The Wolf'. POW MACR 2235

Died

14 August 2001

Buried

Mount Calvary Cemetery Coal Center, Washington County, PA 17 August 2001 Mount Calvary Cemetery Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Based

Bassingbourn 4 February 1944 Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2235 / MACR 2235, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database