LA MAYE, Frank V, Staff Sergeant, 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 12225871, Enl: New York, d. 12-May-1945
Awarded Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Mrs. Sylvia Cotugno, Long Island, New York
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frank served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on a B-24 (# unknown ), 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 11, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
The B-24 that he was on was last seen by others to explode right before it crashed into the sea. Cause is currently unknown and the entire crew perished.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12225871
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Baum, Bertram I ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Chrisman, John R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Jordan, Emil A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
La Maye, Frank V ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Morris, Leo G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, ID
Moskovitz, Morree ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Wells, Donal D ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
Wood, Thomas C ~ T/Sgt, Gunner, VA
Worfolk, William A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, RI
Young, William W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
One of the above enlisted crew members served as a "Radio Operator" and the records don't indicate which one of them.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Awarded Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Mrs. Sylvia Cotugno, Long Island, New York
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frank served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on a B-24 (# unknown ), 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 11, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
The B-24 that he was on was last seen by others to explode right before it crashed into the sea. Cause is currently unknown and the entire crew perished.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12225871
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Baum, Bertram I ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Chrisman, John R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Jordan, Emil A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
La Maye, Frank V ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Morris, Leo G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, ID
Moskovitz, Morree ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Wells, Donal D ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
Wood, Thomas C ~ T/Sgt, Gunner, VA
Worfolk, William A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, RI
Young, William W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
One of the above enlisted crew members served as a "Radio Operator" and the records don't indicate which one of them.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA MAYE, Frank V, Staff Sergeant, 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 12225871, Enl: New York, d. 12-May-1945
Awarded Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Mrs. Sylvia Cotugno, Long Island, New York
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frank served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on a B-24 (# unknown ), 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 11, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
The B-24 that he was on was last seen by others to explode right before it crashed into the sea. Cause is currently unknown and the entire crew perished.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12225871
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Baum, Bertram I ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Chrisman, John R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Jordan, Emil A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
La Maye, Frank V ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Morris, Leo G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, ID
Moskovitz, Morree ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Wells, Donal D ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
Wood, Thomas C ~ T/Sgt, Gunner, VA
Worfolk, William A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, RI
Young, William W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
One of the above enlisted crew members served as a "Radio Operator" and the records don't indicate which one of them.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Awarded Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Mrs. Sylvia Cotugno, Long Island, New York
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frank served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on a B-24 (# unknown ), 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 11, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
The B-24 that he was on was last seen by others to explode right before it crashed into the sea. Cause is currently unknown and the entire crew perished.
Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12225871
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Baum, Bertram I ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Chrisman, John R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Jordan, Emil A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
La Maye, Frank V ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Morris, Leo G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, ID
Moskovitz, Morree ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Wells, Donal D ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
Wood, Thomas C ~ T/Sgt, Gunner, VA
Worfolk, William A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, RI
Young, William W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
One of the above enlisted crew members served as a "Radio Operator" and the records don't indicate which one of them.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inscription
LA MAYE FRANK V - S SGT - 230 BOMB SQ 90 BOMB GP (H) - N Y
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
