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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John P. Frantz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Roanoke, Virginia

Honored By

Gene & Mary Moxley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT. PILOT ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT DUE TO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE MOOSBIERBAUM OIL REFINERY NEAR VIENNA, AUSTRIA ON JANUARY 31, 1945. CAPTURED AND HELD PRISONER OF WAR.