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Frank James Feeman

Frank James Feeman

May 4, 2026

headshot photo of Frank James Feeman

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Branch: Army Air Corps
UT Major/Affiliation: Engineering 1939-43
Hometown: Knoxville, TN

  • April 22, 1921-June 24, 1945
  • Knoxville, TN
  • 2nd Lt Army Air Corps 360 AIR Service  Group
  • Nadzab Airfield in New Guinea.
  • In New Guinea, CRTC aircraft and crews flew combat missions over isolated or bypassed Japanese target areas including Wewak and other locations on the north coast of New Guinea and New Britain until June 30, 1945. These missions were to familiarize crews with the area and give them combat experience over neutralized targets. Also, the CRTC sometimes flew searches for missing aircraft.
  • https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/feeman%3Dfrank
  • Fort William McKinley, Manila Philippines
  • Engineering 1939-43
  • Had been serving for two years in the Pacific when he was killed in a plane crash on New Guinea in his P-38 Lightening 

Frank James Feeman (April 22, 1921 – June 24, 1945) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was attending the University of Tennessee for Engineering since 1939 when he enlisted in the service in 1943. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps as a pilot in the 360th Air Service Group. They were headquartered for most of the war on Nadzab Air Field in New Guinea and flew combat missions over isolated or bypassed areas of Japanese occupation in the Pacific. 2nd Lt. Freeman was killed in action when his P-38 Lightening crashed in New Guinea. He is buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines.

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