John D Abrell
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 42-97569. Killed in Action (KIA).
Killed instantly when a 20mm shell from an attacking fighter exploded inside the cockpit.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bloomington, Illinois, USA | 11 January 1923 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 18 April 1944 | |
Buried |
Listed on the Tablet of the Missing. |
Revisions
ContributorAndycole0
Changes
Sources
American Battle Monument's Commission www.abmc.gov
Find a Grave.
Missing aircraft report 42-97569
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 4161
Additional details from http://www.findagrave.com
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 4161 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database