Name:
Frank Melvin, Jr. Zeck
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35300780
Unit:
369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1942-11-08
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Kerrs Cemetery, Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Frank Melvin Zeck, Jr., left waist gunner of the B-17 41-24472, took off from Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK at 1030 on a bombing mission over Lille. The plane suffered a direct flak hit on its wing, tearing it off and causing the crew to bail out. Five crewmen died, including Zeck.