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FLT O Frank Jones Pryor Jr.

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FLT O Frank Jones Pryor Jr. Veteran

Birth
Death
9 Feb 1945 (aged 22)
Cassia County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Flight Officer Pryor served with the 213th Base Unit, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.

While on a return flight from Utah, B-24J Liberator #42-100050 collided with
fog-shrouded 9,265-foot Mt. Harrison, 35 miles southeast of Burley, Idaho.

The crash killed all nine airmen aboard.

A memorial service was held on 29 July 2004 to dedicate a plaque
honoring those who died.

The other airmen killed were:

2nd Lt. Clinton R Madeley, O-818716, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. James T Sanders, O-836926, AL, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Frank J Pryor Jr, T-137773, GA, Navigator
Flt. Off. Stuart R McMaster, T-008320, NY, Bombardier
Sgt. Donald J McClure, 35665379, KY, Flight Engineer
Cpl. William G Doyle, 36869957, MI, Radio Operator
Cpl. George M Ellett, 12173482, NT, Tail Gunner
Cpl. William J Little, 33938830, PA, Gunner
Cpl. Charles H Tucker, 37500244, KS, Gunner

Resident of Atlanta, Georgia. Entered the service from Georgia; ASN T-137773
Flight Officer Pryor served with the 213th Base Unit, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.

While on a return flight from Utah, B-24J Liberator #42-100050 collided with
fog-shrouded 9,265-foot Mt. Harrison, 35 miles southeast of Burley, Idaho.

The crash killed all nine airmen aboard.

A memorial service was held on 29 July 2004 to dedicate a plaque
honoring those who died.

The other airmen killed were:

2nd Lt. Clinton R Madeley, O-818716, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. James T Sanders, O-836926, AL, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Frank J Pryor Jr, T-137773, GA, Navigator
Flt. Off. Stuart R McMaster, T-008320, NY, Bombardier
Sgt. Donald J McClure, 35665379, KY, Flight Engineer
Cpl. William G Doyle, 36869957, MI, Radio Operator
Cpl. George M Ellett, 12173482, NT, Tail Gunner
Cpl. William J Little, 33938830, PA, Gunner
Cpl. Charles H Tucker, 37500244, KS, Gunner

Resident of Atlanta, Georgia. Entered the service from Georgia; ASN T-137773

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