Landis Alfred Frantz
Military
Rear L-R: Lt Lyle Doerr, Lt George F. Hennrikus Jr, Lt John P. Walker, Lt Giles L. Teague.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Joseph Bergant Jr, S/Sgt Victor Klimaszeski, S/Sgt Joe Kenneth Mansell, Pvt Herbert A Bugbee, Pvt Landis A Frantz.
Object Number - UPL 43421 - "L J Doerr's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 August 1944." Rear L-R: Lt Lyle Doerr, Lt George F....
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pine Grove, PA | 5 September 1923 | Son of Foster L and Elizabeth E [Herring] Frantz. |
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Enlisted |
Allentown, PA | 20 March 1943 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
26 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Pine Grove, PA | 8 August 2001 | |
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Buried |
Suedberg Church of God Cemetery, Suedberg, Schuylkill County, PA | 11 August 2001 | Suedberg Church of God Cemetery Suedberg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/545875041
https://www.fold3.com/image/134894983
https://www.fold3.com/record/19443928-landis-a-frantz
https://www.fold3.com/record/87292735-landis-a-frantz
https://www.fold3.com/record/625492787-landis-frantz-1923
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70140341/landis-a-frantz
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
