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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Frank Theodore Hocking

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

LaSalle, Illinois

Honored By

Mike Hutchings

Relationship

Grandson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BASIC TRAINING AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS; AVIATION CADET AT IOWA WESLEYAN; CLASSIFICATION NAVIGATOR, CALIFORNIA; PRE FLIGHT TRAINING, HOUSTON, TEXAS; NAVIGATION TRAINING, HONDA, TEXAS; PHASE TRAINING, PEYOTE, TEXAS. ASSIGNED TO 447TH BOMB GROUP IN RATTLESDEN, ENGLAND. FLEW 18 MISSIONS. INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 1944. ESCAPED NOVEMBER 1944. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 1945.