The Man Behind the Name
S/Sgt. Frank Young served as gunner aboard B-24D 42-40609 in the 330th Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. The aircraft was lost on August 1, 1943 during the low-level mission to the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania. His status was listed as unknown on the MACR.
Next of kin listed for Young included Mrs. Blanch Lansing (sister), General Delivery, Ocala, Texas (possibly Ocala, Florida), and Mr. Rayford Young (son), West Pine Street, Portales, New Mexico. His name appears consistently across all OCR versions of the source documents.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.