Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Frank W. Araneo.
Unit/Placed in, 16th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group.
Frank is born approx. on 1909 in New Jersey.
Father, Joe Araneo.
Mother, Columbia Araneo.
Parents born in Italy.
Sister(s), Minnie Araneo.
Brother(s), Melio, John and Jerry Araneo.
Frank enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 0-707639.
Frank ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a P-51 were,
2nd Lt. Frank W. Araneo Pilot
Frank died on a Ferry Mission to Chenkiang last contact true radio on Dec. 17, 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Frank is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/IV/index.html
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/51st_Fighter_Group.html
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
