Frank R Majeski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
401st Bomb Group Individual PR photo, this copy from Family
Object Number - UPL 29405
S/Sgt Frank R. Majeski served as a Ball Turret Gunner. On October 7th, 1944, his plane was shot down at Politz, Germany. He was part of First Lieutenant August J. Nelson's crew. All of the airmen were Killed in Action.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Prophetstown, Illinois 61277 | 2 October 1922 | Copied from birth certificate. Born in Hume Township in Prophetstown, Illinois 61277 |
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Other Killed in Action |
Police, Poland | 7 October 1944 | |
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Buried |
Prophetstown, IL 61277, USA | 7 February 1950 | S/Sgt Frank Majeski's remains were returned to Prophetstown, Il 61277 on Feb 2, 1950, and his gravestone is located at the Riverside Cemetery. |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Re-jigged the events to display Frank's date of death. Added biographical details from Frank's nephew's profile page.
ContributorHammer'nHank
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I personally took a picture of Frank Majeski's grave stone. I am his nephew, Arnold F. Majeski
ContributorAAM
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MACR 9757 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
