Melford P Abraham
MilitaryMissions from 4/19/44-9/9/44; 18 missions as co-pilot, 15 missions 1st pilot, own crew. Longest mission--Brux, CzeckoslovaKilled in Action (KIA) 5/12/44; Roughest mission--Leipzig, Germany 8/16/44. Finished full tour 33 missions (lead crews flew only 30 missions, consequently received credit for 2 plus missions).
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO Ribbon w/ 2 Battle Stars
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
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23 August 1923 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self