Name:
Frank A. Lonc
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-819836
Unit:
816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-07-18
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France
Plot:
K
Row:
24
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Frank A. Lonc resided at 249 Michigan Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war. He served as a Second Lieutenant and a Co-Pilot on the B-17G #44-6174, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Force during World War II.
B-17G #44-6174 took off from Sterparone, Italy on July 18, 1944 on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #44-6174, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.
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