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Wallace
Biddle
Frank

Wallace Frank graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Regiment:

    314th Air Division

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Wallace Biddle Frank (ASN: 0-24922), United States Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Director of Operations, 314th Air Division, in Korea, from 1968 to 1969.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    8th Fighter Command

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    April 2, 1944
    Headquarters, VIII Fighter Command, General Orders No. 33 (April 19, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Wallace Biddle Frank (ASN: 0-24922), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while serving with the VIII Fighter Command, EIGHTH Air Force, in accomplishing fifty fighter combat missions, or the equivalent thereof, over enemy occupied Continental Europe during World War II. The skillful and zealous manner in which this officer has sought out the enemy and engaged him in aerial combat, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.