Hunter Frank Patterson Jr

Monuments

398th Bombardment Group 'Hell from Above' Monument

398th Bomber Group Memorial Stained Glass Window

Name:

Frank Patterson Jr Hunter

Rank:

Colonel

Serial Number:

O-019083

Unit:

398th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1945-01-23

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Liège, Belgium

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Frank Patterson Hunter, Son of Frank Patterson Sr. and Cora Wilcox Gayle, husband of Maria Greenough Burgwyn Long of Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.. Frank was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 44-8224 398th Bomber Group crashed at Heerdt- Düsseldorf Germany.... While on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, the airplane received a direct hit by flak in the right wing, approximately 15 feet from the wing tip. This section fell off almost immediately. The airplane was seen to fell over the left and do a split S down into the clouds and was not seen thereafter. One crew reports seeing a portion of left wing break off; also reports fire in the cockpit. Crew: