Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Frank James Uber.
Unit/Placed in, 836th Bomber Squadron, 487th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Frank was born approx. on Nov. 29, 1921 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Father, John L. Uber.
Mother, Marion I. (Briggs) Uber.
Sister, Doris J. Uber.
Frank enlisted the service at Erie, Pennsylvania with sevice number # O-831889.
Frank J. Uber was a 2nd Lieutenant/Co-Pilot in the 836th Bomber Squadron.
Frank’s crewmembers and their position on board the plane a B-17G were,
2/Lt. Claude E. Gatlin jr. Pilot
2/Lt. Frank J. Uber Co-Pilot
F/O Harold E. Smathers Navigator
Sgt. Melvin G. Bybee Togglier
Sgt. Robert H. King Engineer
Sgt. Bruce R. Mitchell Radio Operator
Sgt. George T. Wright Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Roy J. Zaiger Waist Gunner
Sgt. Stephen P. Kane Tail Gunner
Frank was KIA during a mission to Hamburg, Germany(plane crashed)on Dec. 31, 1944, he is honored with the Purple Heart
Frank is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
Wall of the Missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Crestview Memorial Park
Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Thanks to http://www.487thbg.org/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
