Frank served as a First Lieutenant and Navigator, B-17-F #41-24449, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 25, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-659878
Age 23 years, 7 months, 18 days.
Son of Mr. August J. Dreisbach who resided in Lyndon, Kentucky.
" This record is a cenotaph in his honor! "
Frank also has a " cenotaph " in the Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 25, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-659878
Age 23 years, 7 months, 18 days.
Son of Mr. August J. Dreisbach who resided in Lyndon, Kentucky.
" This record is a cenotaph in his honor! "
Frank also has a " cenotaph " in the Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Frank served as a First Lieutenant and Navigator, B-17-F #41-24449, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 25, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-659878
Age 23 years, 7 months, 18 days.
Son of Mr. August J. Dreisbach who resided in Lyndon, Kentucky.
" This record is a cenotaph in his honor! "
Frank also has a " cenotaph " in the Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 25, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-659878
Age 23 years, 7 months, 18 days.
Son of Mr. August J. Dreisbach who resided in Lyndon, Kentucky.
" This record is a cenotaph in his honor! "
Frank also has a " cenotaph " in the Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Inscription
1LT, 401 AAF BOMB SQ, 91 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
