William H Abbott
MilitaryHit by flak over the target of Chateaudon airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97200 broke apart, exploded, and crashed S of the target. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dinah Might II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 28 March 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added an Association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3489 / MACR 3489, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database