Frank Leonard Guardino

Military

Shot down in B-17 42-30189 'La Chiquita' 26 July 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30189

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: La Chiquita
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elizabeth, New Jersey 23 December 1920

Other

Prisoner of war

26 July 1943

Died

1 January 1982

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html