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SSGT Frank Melvin Auten Jr.

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Birth	:	7 Mar 1919 Buena Vista Township, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Oct 1944 Austria
Burial	:	Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Lovell, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8767200, -83.3574200
Plot	:	NW Sec Row 9 Lot 34 (CENOTAPH)
Inscription	:	STAFF SERGEANT FRANK MELVIN SON OF FRANK & IDA AUTEN GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY 1919---1944
Description	:	Army Service No. (ASN): #17119422 Enlistment Date: 03/02/1943 725th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group Awards: Purple Heart Frank M. Auten is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Jasper County, Iowa. Per information obtained from http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/21281: Top turret gunner on B-24J-5-FO Liberator #42-51564 "Fickle Finger." Missing Air Crew Report 9047. #42-51564 crew : Pilot William L. Goin; Co-Pilot Raymond L. Hall; Navigator Herbert C. Braun; Bombardier James S. King; Nose Gunner Raymond L. Klein; Upper Gunner Frank M. Auten; Ball Gunner Frank J. Cipolla;... Read More	Army Service No. (ASN): #17119422 Enlistment Date: 03/02/1943 725th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group Awards: Purple Heart Frank M. Auten is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Jasper County, Iowa. Per information obtained from http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/21281: Top turret gunner on B-24J-5-FO Liberator #42-51564 "Fickle Finger." Missing Air Crew Report 9047. #42-51564 crew : Pilot William L. Goin; Co-Pilot Raymond L. Hall; Navigator Herbert C. Braun; Bombardier James S. King; Nose Gunner Raymond L. Klein; Upper Gunner Frank M. Auten; Ball Gunner Frank J. Cipolla; Waist Gunner Chester Pracki; Waist Gunner Julian M. Newton and Tail Gunner John Roscoe Groves. All ten men Killed In Action (KIA). U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his place of birth as Jasper County, Iowa. Name and Address of Next of Kin is Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Auten (parents), of Route #1, Kellogg, Iowa. Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries, 1947-1959, lists his place of birth as Buena Vista Township, Jasper County, Iowa. Missing in Action as of October 13th, 1944. Presumed Date of Death is October 14th, 1945. *I would like to thank Richard Weston Find A Grave ID 154681736 for creating this memorial as well as adding his photos of the gravesite to it*

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Where is SSGT Frank Melvin Auten Jr.'s memorial?
SSGT Frank Melvin Auten Jr.'s memorial is located at: Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Lovell, Wyandot County, USA.
When did SSGT Frank Melvin Auten Jr. death?
SSGT Frank Melvin Auten Jr. death on 13 Oct 1944 in Austria
Where are the coordinates of the SSGT Frank Melvin Auten Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 40.8767200
Longitude: -83.3574200

Family Members:

Parent

Frank M Auten

(1864 - 1955)

Ida Belle Critchett Auten

(1880 - 1972)

Siblings

Albert Critchett “Bert” Auten

(1917 - 2008)

Jay Morris Auten

(1904 - 1980)

Margaret Auten Beveridge

(1910 - 2004)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Lovell, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8767200, -83.3574200

2. North Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8756100, -83.3471400

3. Infirmary Cemetery
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8795400, -83.3221470

4. Baughman Cemetery
Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8718987, -83.3983002

5. Inman Cemetery
Kirby, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8610992, -83.3964005

6. Dunaway Cemetery
Lovell, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8975220, -83.3987190

7. Mann Cemetery
Kirby, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8442001, -83.3989029

8. Murrey Cemetery
Wharton, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8658810, -83.4197820

9. Ritchy-Crawford Cemetery
Crawford, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9233800, -83.3288000

10. Wentz Cemetery
Wharton, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8899994, -83.4246979

11. Nine Oaks Cemetery
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8472716, -83.2973859

12. England Cemetery
Carey, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9211006, -83.4002991

13. Krock Cemetery
Kirby, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8227997, -83.3806000

14. Schoenberger Cemetery
Kirby, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8252983, -83.3992004

15. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8375015, -83.2855988

16. Chief Tarhe Monument
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8619310, -83.2673790

17. Old Mission Cemetery
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8356000, -83.2796300

18. Hetzel Cemetery
Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9366100, -83.3010800

19. Gibson Cemetery
Tymochtee, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9328520, -83.2934010

20. Carey Association Cemetery
Carey, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9488857, -83.3802392

21. Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery
Kirby, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8167200, -83.4165900

22. Cole Cemetery
Carey, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9011716, -83.4528978

23. Smith Cemetery
Crawford, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9432150, -83.3053030

24. Wharton Cemetery
Wharton, Wyandot County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8581100, -83.4568700