World War II Honoree

Frank C. Musser

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Honored By

MSGT Jere Musser, USAF-Ret.

Relationship

Nephew

RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY AIR CORPS AUGUST 9, 1941 AT CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA AND LATER ACCEPTED INTO THE AVIATION CADET FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM. AFTER HIS GRADUATION FROM THE ADVANCE BOMBER TRAINING PHASE, HE ACCEPTED HIS COMMISSION, WITH THE RANK OF 2ND LIEUTENANT AND HIS SILVER PILOT WINGS. WHILE STATIONED AT MACDILL FIELD TAMPA, FLORIDA, HE WAS A COPILOT OF A MARTIN B-26C ‘MARAUDER’ BOMBER. HE WAS KILLED THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1943 DURING TAKE-OFF FROM MACDILL FIELD ON A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. HIS AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE STARBOARD ENGINE AND CRASHED ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF THE FIELD. HE IS BURIED IN THE LONGENECKERS REFORMED MENNONITE CEMETERY, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.