 Frank
J. Novak enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH on 8 October 1942.
As a member of Company B, he jumped into Normandy on D-Day, June 6,
1944 and was captured by the Germans that same day.
It was not until May 6, 1945 that he was liberated
from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin &
Stolp) West Prussia 53-17
He was quickly processed through U.S. Military
facilities and on 12 June 1945 he arrived in New York City Harbor
aboard the USS Admiral W. S. Benson (see line 68).
Frank reportedly died in Portland, OR on 20 February
1994. |
