Frens, John, “Frens, John (Interview outline and video), 2003,” Digital Collections, accessed April 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28891.
Michigan Military Preservation Society (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Description
John Frens is a World War II veteran who served out of the 792nd Bomb Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Corps from December, 1942 to 1945, and remained in the reserves until 1958. He served in the Army Air Corps as a B-29 navigator. His unit was based first in India, then later in China and in the Marianas. He participated in bombing missions against Japanese positions in Southeast Asia and China, and later in the strategic bombing of Japan in 1945.