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NUNN, Frank Lafayette - Date of
birth
25 October 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
St. Louis County, Missouri -
Hometown
Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37411267 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
749th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Roppen, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 92 |
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Nunn (father)
Lula C. (Knox) Nunn (mother)
Ora Nunn (sister)
Gertrude D. Nunn (sister)
Frances V. Nunn (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97601 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Gypsy Gal
Destination: Augsburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of an engine factory
MACR: 7548
More information
T/Sgt Frank L. Nunn was employed at the Emerson Electric Company before he enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 15 January 1943.The formation was attacked by a force of about 25 Me-109’s. The fighters struck head on and the #4 engine was blown off the wing. The plane dropped out of formation with two engines on fire. The pilot considered trying to make Switzerland but the conditions worsened and the order was given to jump and most of the crew did. Some were still aboard when the plane exploded.
T/Sgt Nunn didn’t bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.newspapers.com – St. Louis Post Dispatch St. Louis Missouri - 22 June 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – JoMarRo, www.newspapers.com – St. Louis Post Dispatch St. Louis Missouri - 22 June 1944