World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frank Steven Bartak
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Merna, Nebraska
Honored By
Ann Sommer, Lynn Bartak, Joyce O'Neill
Relationship
children
SERVED AS BELLY GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. HIS CREW OF TEN WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY, AND FIVE OF THEM LOST THEIR LIVES. HE WAS CAPTURED AND SERVED ONE YEAR IN A GERMAN PRISON CAMP.