Gilbert Raymond Frazer
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. George McVay crew. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) night practice mission in B-17 42-31760 'Ikky-Poo' 6-Nov-44; failed to hear recall, landed Cottbus, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW), MACR 10418.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14075693 / O-803842
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady : Screaming Eagle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ikky Poo
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stormy Weather
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Laramie, WY | 25 October 1919 | Son of Marie Frazer. |
Enlisted |
Nashville, TN | 30 October 1942 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Other Forced landing POW |
Cottbus, Germany | 6 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night practice mission in B-17 42-31760 'Ikky-Poo' 6-Nov-44; failed to hear recall, landed Cottbus, Germany POW MACR 10418 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 6 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
14 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Torrance, CA | 2 January 1984 | |
Buried |
Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, CA | 7 January 1984 | Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California Memory Lawn, Section 11, Row F |
Allegheny County, PA | |||
Based |
Horham | 6 November 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php