Gene Francis Frank

Military

Gene Frank was Assistant Radio Operator/Gunner on pilot Charles L. Duncan's "Judy E" - 42-30050, shot down by fighters over Dieppe, France 10 July 1943. Captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Oliver Matthew Chiesl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16058854 at enlistment, then O-731267
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ernest De Los Santos

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18063077
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Charles Lawson Duncan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11033723 at enlistment, then O-791081
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William H Forbes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 00026405 at enlistment, then O-727093
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Bernard I Hanover

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20345534
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Engineer/Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30050

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Judy E
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 August 1921 Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA

Other

Bailed out

10 July 1943 of B-17 42-30050 over NW France, south of Dieppe

Other

Prisoner of War

10 July 1943 Captured after landing in parachute in Normandy. Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW database : "Returned to Military Control 21 July 1945."

Born

Foreston, Benton County, Minnesota

Died

Porterville, California

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Date
ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII POW records
MACR 268
WWII Registration Draft Card
NARA VETERANS' BIRLS files

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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 / MACR 268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database