Frank Hanzalik

Military

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816778
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shoo-Shoo Baby
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 13 June 1919

Enlisted

Hondo, Texas 25 January 1943 Hondo AAF

Based

Cluntoe 26 May 1944 Assigned to the 2nd CCR&TS for theatre combat crew training prior to being assigned to the 453rd BG

Died

Westchester, Illinois 30 August 1997

Buried

Chicago, Illinois 3 September 1997 Bohemian National Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Other

Occupation

Chicago, Illinois Chicago & North Western R.R. Locomotive Fireman

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

SO#142, HQ AAF Station 238, 26 May 1944

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc