Name:
Frank Aldenhoevel
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
16027745
Unit:
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1943-09-06
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois
Plot:
Section C
Row:
Grave:
209
Decoration:
Comments:
Frank Aldenhoevel was born on July 22, 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Frank Theodore Aldenhoevel and Lena Cohen Aldenhoevel. TSgt Aldenhoevel was the radio operator on B-17 #42-30201 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 6, 1943 at the age of 23 and is now buried in the Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA. Frank was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.