Frank Hall Coleman
MilitaryAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. 32 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44, flak, crashed Forstern, Bavaria; Prisoner of War(POW) MACR 6745.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and Vietnam with Strategic Air Command and Military Air Transport Service. Later joined NASA as support for manned space program. Retired from USAF HQ, Pentagon, Washington DC in 1966.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18159083 / O-816682
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Topeka, KS, USA | 29 April 1923 | Born Topeka, Kansas. Son of William H Jr and Jessie A [Webb] Coleman. |
Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 6 February 1943 | |
Other Baled out |
Forstern, Germany | 19 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44, flak, crashed Forstern, Bavaria; Prisoner of War(POW) MACR 6745. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 19 July 1944 | Prisoner of War(POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Austin, TX, USA | 18 October 2009 | |
San Antonio, TX, USA | |||
Based |
Amendola | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |