Victor Frisbie was born on December 18, 1922, in Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon. He was the son of A. Frisbie. He served in the 600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Waist Gunner of a B-17 #42-102498 nicknamed ''Tailend Charlie'' during World War II.

On May 30, 1944, the 'Tailend Charlie' was lost during a bombing mission over Dessau, Germany. The aircraft was on its seventh mission when it encountered enemy fighters. The aircraft was hit by flak, exploded, and crashed near Aken, approximately nine miles west of Dessau. Three crew members were killed in action, while the remaining six crew members survived and were taken as prisoners of war. The Flight Engineer sustained injuries during the incident.

SSgt Frisbie was reported Missing in Action and officially declared dead on May 30, 1944. His name is memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium. Victor Frisbie's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 15, in the top left wing (section A).

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, b17flyingfortress.de/, www.398th.org