Frank La Rocca
Military
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UPL 21045
The original Robert D. Summerville crew.
In front, from left to right :
Pilot 2nd Lt Robert Summerville;
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Jean D. Vogt;
Navigator (unknown);
Bombardier 2nd Lt. Ralph E. Eisenach,
Standing, from left to right :
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt Sylvester J. Marshall:
Radio Operator S/Sgt John H. McClanahan Jr;
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Frank La Rocca;
Left Waist Gunner (unknown);
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Sgt Alfred I. Holt;
Tail Gunner Sgt Thomas J. Harris.
[Note : the Navigator on the fateful 14 June 1944 mission, 2nd Lt Abraham Wiseman, is not on the photo and had substituted for Lt Summerville's regular Navigator.]
In front, from left to right :
Pilot 2nd Lt Robert Summerville;
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Jean D. Vogt;
Navigator (unknown);
Bombardier 2nd Lt. Ralph E. Eisenach,
Standing, from left to right :
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt Sylvester J. Marshall:
Radio Operator S/Sgt John H. McClanahan Jr;
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Frank La Rocca;
Left Waist Gunner (unknown);
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Sgt Alfred I. Holt;
Tail Gunner Sgt Thomas J. Harris.
[Note : the Navigator on the fateful 14 June 1944 mission, 2nd Lt Abraham Wiseman, is not on the photo and had substituted for Lt Summerville's regular Navigator.]
Corrected the identification of Sylvester Marshall. He is standing first on the left rather than fourth on the left.
Marshall was identified by his daughter Sylvia Marshall Durphey.
Crashed near Chatequdun on 14 Jun 44 in B-17 #42-97188.
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35624236
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 14 June 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5800 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…