Name | Frink, Horace Everett, "Ev" |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / Major |
Serial Number | O-736503 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Co-pilot / Commanding Officer |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 27 November 1944 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Wartime Press Releases⇓ (0.763 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ | Pilot | EV |
2nd Lt. Frink, Horace Everett, "Ev" | Co-pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Eudey, William (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | POW |
Flt. Ofcr. Givens, Paul Steurer⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
SGT. Lascu, James, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Dacus, Judson Leroy⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. McLain, Willard Douglas⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
SGT. Gase, Albert Francis⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Crew History
The Pulcipher Crew joined the 547th BS at Wendover on 1 February 1943. Some time after 11 March, and prior to 17 May 1943, copilot Horace E 'Ev' Frink was given command of the LeFevre Crew, for unknown reasons, and Frink was replaced by Merle Johnson. The resulting crew flew most of its missions together in B-17F 42-5843 SO*S 'BLACK GHOST'.Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑30058⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with gyrocompass out and altimeter erratic. Landed away at Bottisham, AAF Station 374. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Pilot | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5838. Frink had taken off in 838, detected a short circuit that made the aircraft unusable for combat, and landed. It took him 20 minutes from landing to taking off again! Sortie Report⇗ |
-- | 9 July 1943 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5848. Sortie Report⇗ |
9⇗ | 24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway |
Pilot | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy. Turned back with #2 & #3 engines unable to produce enough power to stay with the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
13⇗ | 30 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Martlesham Heath, AAF Station 369, on return, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #1, #3 and #4 oil pressure dropped off between nothing and ten; feathered #1 and #3. Sortie Report⇗ |
15⇗ | 15 August 1943 |
Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France |
Pilot | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Pilot | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
17⇗ | 17 August 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back before target because of trouble with three engines; dropped his bombs on a target of opportunity (TOO), an unidentified fighter airfield. Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Hornchurch, Essex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Pilot | 42‑3218⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
25⇗ | 23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
31⇗ | 10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
36⇗ | 16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
Pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. Salvoed bombs near target (faulty bomb release mechanism). Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Commander | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Capt. Frink lead Squadron leader. Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Commander | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead, because lead ship had to be replaced; Capt Frink transferred to this ship. Landed away at Kimbolton; bombs returned. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Commander | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Commander | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Commander | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Commander | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Commander | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Commander | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Commander | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st CBW A wing Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8047⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing lead. PFF & Gee-H ship, both of which failed prior to target, necessitating having the deputy lead the bomb run. Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Landed away in Brussels due to flak damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Commander | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Commander | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97592. First Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Commander | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. Force-landed on continent with battle damage and low fuel; abandoned aircraft. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; C group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |