Frank Anthony Joseph Champ
MilitaryFrank Champ was Navigator on B-17 #42-38009, shot down on 15 June 1944. Crashed Coimères, near Bazas, France. Helped by French citizens and members of the Maquis. Crossed the Pyrénées mountains into Spain on 4 August, reached Gibraltar on the 25th and was flown from there on 26 August 1944, landing in England on the following day. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1192.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39544259
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16088694
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15171172
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42011295 at the time of enlistment, then O-815102
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36590221
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 11 January 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
19 August 1942 | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
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Other Bailed out |
15 June 1944 | south of Bordeaux, France, of B-17 #42-38009 hit by Flak | |
|
Other Landed in parachute |
Cudos, near Bazas, France | 15 June 1944 | |
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Other Evaded capture |
France | 15 June 1944 - 26 August 1944 | with the help of French citizens and members of the Maquis |
|
Died |
16 July 1980 | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| New Orleans, Louisiana |
Revisions
MACR 5799
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1192
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5799 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database