Frank Augusta Wind Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 79591 - S/Sgt Frank A. Wind Jr

Assigned to 579BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 13-Nov-43 in B-24 42-7561 'Mac's Sack II', Killed in Action (KIA).

 

Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ralph Lamma
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13042378 / O-789181
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Mac's Sack
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mac's Sack
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ritz
  • Unit: 776th Bomb Squadron 464th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

29 November 1920

Enlisted

18 April 1941

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Oldenburg, Germany 13 November 1943 Killed in Action (KIA)Oldenburg, Germany

Buried

Greenwood Memorial Gardens Hodges, South Carolina 1 May 1949 Re-InterredGreenwood Memorial GardensHodges, South Carolina

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a location for the KIA event per info from a dup person.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to A/C #42-7561 listed in the "Summary biography".

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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 1554

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