Frank Fusco
Military ROLL OF HONOURFrank Fusco was Pilot of B-17 #43-37624 "Liberty Queen", shot down by fighters on the 20 July 1944 mission to Leipzig, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) - Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 7283.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12139499
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37002396
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13128491 at enlistment, then O-710283
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13061140
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35585692
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Queen, Victory Queen
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
11 September 1918 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Enlisted |
8 July 1942 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
20 July 1944 | on board B-17 #43-37624 which exploded before he could leave it | |
Providence, Rhode Island | |||
Buried |
Germany | ||
Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | after the war, Frank Fusco’s remains were transferred to the Lorraine American cemetery in Epinal, where he rests at Plot C, Row 6, Grave 36 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database