Name:
Armin J. Frank
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
37344905
Unit:
432nd Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-04-26
State:
Colorado
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cem., Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
C
Row:
12
Grave:
73
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Armin J. Frank was born on December 22, 1924 in Windsor, Weld County, Colorado. He entered the military service in Colorado and served with the 432nd Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Group, Medium during World War II. He was Killed in Action on April 26, 1945, shot down over Germany and is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France. His name is commemorated on a memorial to the 42nd Bomb Wing Aviators located at Longvic Airbase, France but surname is inscribed as Franck.