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Frank
J.
Haberle
KIA (WWII)
October 16, 1920

–

January 28, 1944

Born:

Rahway

, 

New Jersey

Home:

Rahway

, 

New Jersey

Buried: 

Colonia

, 

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Saint Gertrude’s Cemetery

Frank Haberle was credited with destroying THREE enemy aircraft in aerial combat before he was himself shot down and killed on January 28, 1944. His body, along with that of another pilot killed in action shortly after him, was humanely returned to Allied control by the Germans in February.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    307th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    31st Fighter Group

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    January 28, 1944
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Air Forces-Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 22 (April 28, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Frank J. Haberle (ASN: 0-797671), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-40 Fighter Airplane in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 28 January 1944, in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. On this date, Second Lieutenant Haberle shot down three enemy aircraft in a single engagement. Second Lieutenant Haberle’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 12th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.