Frank Joseph Murphy
Military
media-40646.jpeg
UPL 40646
"1st Lt. Otto Kaellner, Lake George, Goldwater, Michigan, left, and 2nd Lt. Frank J. Murphy, South Boston, Massachusetts, examine a damaged wheel on their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" after landing safely at an airbase at Chelveston, England, following a raid on Frankfurt, Germany. 29 January 1944."
Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4870
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097184 / O-738153
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
South Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 16 October 1917 | Son of Michael J and Margaret A Murphy. |
Other Baled out POW |
Hagondange, France | 11 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. POW MACR 4870 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Died |
14 January 1983 | ||
Buried |
Roxbury, Boston, MA | 17 January 1983 | Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Chelveston | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a location for the "Buried" event.
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database