World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frank P. Prokop
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
John Meurs
PILOT WITH THE 467TH BOMB GROUP, 790TH BOMB SQUADRON, OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1944, ON A MISSION TO BERLIN, HIS B-24 BOMBER, SERIAL # 41-28749, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE B-24 WENT INTO A NEAR VERTICAL DIVE AND EXPLODED. HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND SURVIVED THE WAR.