Frank W Fulks
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-24H #42-94932 'Paper Doll' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
1st Lieutenant Frank W. Fulks was born October 25, 1921. He was married to Aleeen Fulks, and was the son of Howard and Ethel Fulks. His hometown was Omaha, Nebraska.
On September 27, 1944, he was the pilot of ‘Paper Doll’, B-24 tail #42-94932 when it collided with another B-24 from its unit, the 489th Bomb Group, 844th Bomb Squadron, over Walberswick, Suffolk. There were no survivors from either plane.
He is buried in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Omaha, NE, USA | 25 October 1921 | 1st Lieutenant Frank W. Fulks was born October 25, 1921. He was married to Aleeen Fulks, and was the son of Howard and Ethel Fulks. His hometown was Omaha, Nebraska. |
|
Died |
Walberswick, Southwold, Suffolk IP18, UK | 27 September 1944 | On September 27, 1944, he was the pilot of ‘Paper Doll’, B-24 tail #42-94932 when it collided with another B-24 from its unit, the 489th Bomb Group, 846th Bomb Squadron, over Walberswick, Suffolk. There were no survivors from either plane. |
|
Buried |
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, USA | He is buried in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 341, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Vol 4, Pg 409 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia