Frank Conway Cuffe Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed 27 Aug 1944 at Shippton and crew bailed out. Force landed in B-17 42-38183 on 28-Sep-44. Returned to duty (RTD). MACR 9363
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: The Lost Angel
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Raphael, CA | 2 September 1924 | Son of Frank Conway Cuffe Snr. |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 6 March 1943 | |
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Other Force landed RTD |
Kimbolton, UK | 28 September 1944 | Force landed in B-17 42-38183 on 28-Sep-44. Returned to duty (RTD). MACR 9363 |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9363; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 320