Frank Martin Bessemer
Military95th BG - 412th BS
Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Held, Jr. (FE), James D. Hartney (WG), Frank M Bessemer (RO), Donald E. McKinney (TG), Dennis W. Roberts (WG), Wilford S. Mack (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren F. Seger (P), Robert W. Bugie, (CP), James L. Hutchings (N), William J. Myers (B)
Bessemer is mis-identified as Frank A. Bessemer in the photo. His middle name is Martin. 95th Bomb Group collection
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat mission. Loren Seger crew. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chattanooga, OK | 14 November 1924 | Son of Elizabeth Bessemer. |
Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK | 18 November 1942 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 13 December 1943 - 26 March 1944 | Completed a 25 combat mission tour |
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Houston, TX | 15 March 1982 | Died in an auto accident |
Buried |
Houston National Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX | 19 March 1982 | Houston National Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Plot B, 0, 450 |
Cotton County, OK |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php