Frank Malaekas Jr. – November 29, 1916 – March 20, 2013
BURIAL
Navigator, 372nd BS, Pilot-Greear,
Author of One 11 Millionth of a War
Frank Maleckas Jr.
BIRTH
26 Nov 1916
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
DEATH
20 Mar 2013 (aged 96)
Ludington, Mason County, Michigan, USA
Custer, Mason County, Michigan, USA
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Frank Maleckas, Jr., peacefully passed away March 20, 2013, at his home in Ludington, Michigan. Frank was born November 26, 1916, in Niagara Falls, New York, to Frank and Valeria (Matevich) Maleckas. He graduated from Custer High School with the class of 1936 and continued his education at Western Michigan University graduating with a BS in Education. In 1941, responding to Uncle Sam’s draft call, he became a member of the128th Infantry Regiment, 32ndDivision, Company M of the U. S. Army National Guard with an original service commitment of one year. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he transferred to the Army Air Corps, received a commission as a Second Lieutenant, and became a navigator on a B24 bomber with the 13th Air Force in the South Pacific.
