WWI · Battle Death Record
Frank Luke Jr.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Service · Arizona
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Frank Luke Jr.
- Entered the Service From
- Arizona
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army Air Service
- Unit / Regiment
- 27th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group
- War
- WWI
- Date of Death
- September 29, 1918
- Awards
- Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross
- Burial / Memorial
- Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France
Their story
The "Arizona Balloon Buster," among America's top aces of the First World War with 18 victories. Shot down behind enemy lines on 29 September 1918, he fought on the ground to the last. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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