Charles Frazer Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
A bomber crew of the 458th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51110) nicknamed "Top O' the Mark.'
The crew are: (back row, left to right)
Carl Johnson - Nose Gunner,
Chuck Frazer - Gunner,
Charles Gretz - Top Turret Gunner,
"Bubba" Monroe - Co-Pilot,
(front row, left to right)
Dick Eselgroth - Navigator,
Al Miller - Bombardier,
Billy Duke - Pilot
"Luke" Lucas - Radio Operator,
Baldamore Garcia - Engineer,
"Pan" Panarese - Tail Gunner .
Image via RM Eselgroth.
Written on slide casing: 'Crew 22, 458th Bomb Gp. 754th Squadron, Horsham Jan 1945.' Thomas Knowles
Added official caption.
Object Number - UPL 41641 - Nose art by Albert Knowles 458 BG. A bomber crew of the 458th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51110) nicknamed "Top O' the...
Shot down over Beiber, Germany and crashed at Hainhausen on 22 February 1945 B-24 #4410491 'Iron Duke'. Pilot William A. Duke and Co-Pilot Lt. A. B. Monroe were murdered by German civilian police. (Story of 'Iron Duke' and its crew, written by George Reynolds was published in Air Wars magazine. ) Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 17 October 1923 | |
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Died |
22 February 1945 | ||
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Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | At Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12675; William A. Duke's record & Page 275 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 & 458bg.com (detailed info including story of final mission)
