Orrin Fred Frye
MilitaryBill flew over 27 missions before being shot down by flak.
he was held as a POW for over a year.
MACR 7107
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 13 July 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 9 January 1943 | |
Other Shot Down |
Budapest, Hungary | 30 July 1944 | POW |
Died |
Durham, NC, USA | 22 June 2017 |