Frank W Bartlett
MilitaryRear L-R: Kenneth C Hassler, Lewis E Lyle, Rictor H Auman, John W Farrar, Milton S Fonorow , Samuel H Anderson.
Front L-R: Frank W Bartlett, Paul H Prescott, Lincoln T O'Connell, Erick K. Lindewall, Joseph R Sunderlin.
12-Feb-42 Assigned to 303BG as an Aerial Gunner at Arrived at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. 12-Jun-42 Trained at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo New Mexico. 7-Aug-42 Finished Advanced training at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. 24-Aug-42 transferred with Ground Eschelon to Fort Dix, New Jersey in preparation for deployment. 5-Sep-42 boarded the Queen Mary for England. 10-Sep-42 arrived at Greenock, UK. 12-Sep-42 arrived at Molesworth, UK.
3-Jan-43 First mission as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird" 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France.
29-May-43 Shot down in B-17 41-24602 "Yardbird" while serving as Tail Gunner on 7th raid over St. Nazaire, France on 26th mission. Spent 6 weeks in the Hermann Goering Luftwaaen Lazarette, transferred to German Prisoner of War (POW) camp Stalag VIIA at Moosburg, Germany. 13-Oct-43 moved to Stalag XVIIB at Braunau-Geinkendorf (near Krems), Austria was in first group of American Prisoner of War (POW)s exchanged. Arrived in NY 22-Sep-44, medical discharge 30 August 1945
Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
DFC w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ GC/ POW
5 Me 109s
Connections
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Units served with
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 16 February 1943
- Date: 14 February 1943
- Date: 2 February 1943
- Date: 23 January 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Catlettsburg, Kentucky | 23 March 1923 | |
Other Assigned to Unit |
Boise, ID, USA | 12 February 1942 | Assogned as an Aerial Gunner with the 303BG at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Greenock, Inverclyde, UK | 10 September 1942 | Arrived with the Ground Eschelon at Greenock, UK aboard the Queen Mary. |
Other Arrived at Station |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 12 September 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK with 303BG/360BS Ground Eschelon. |
Other Mission #1, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 41-24602, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 3 January 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 41-24602, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 41-24602, 303BG/360BS |
23 January 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorinet, France. RTB OK. | |
Other Mission #4, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 2 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. |
Other Mission #5, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 14 February 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. Severes cold and weather forced Wing Command to recall the entire 303BG formation. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 16 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #7, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #8, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #9, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 6 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #10, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5393, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5393 "Thumper Again", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Rennes, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #11, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #12, SGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France. RTB OK. |
Other Promoted in Rank |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 15 March 1943 | Promoted in Rank to Staff Sergeant. |
Other Mission #13, SSGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5483, 303BG/360BS |
Bremen-Vegesack, Bremen, Germany | 18 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5483 "Red Ass", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat construction yrads at Vegesack, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #14, SSGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 22 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. |
Other Mission #15, SSGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #16, SSGT Frank W. Bartlett, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #16 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #15 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #14 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/025.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #13 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/024.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #13 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/024.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/023.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Promoted in Rank event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/023.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/020.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/017.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 16-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/016.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Addded Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Addded Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Assigned to Unit event per 303BG webite, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Completed all inforamtion in 1st paragraph, added first mission, added POW locations and dates to Summary Biography. Made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 31-Mar-43), Missions (through 31-Mar-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, John W. Farrar crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-farrar.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Roll of Honor