Luverne Fritz Abendroth
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UPL 22314
Lt. Luverne F Abendroth. 3rd Scouting Force, ex 486th Bomb Group. Flew 42 missions with 3SF but details of assigned a/c currently unknown. He is seen here being congratulated by Vince Masters.
Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 3rd Scouting Force. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington, USA | 19 November 1917 | Son of Fritz and Adele Mindella [Harwood] Abendroth. |
Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 27 December 1941 | Portland, Oregon |
Other Commissioned |
30 June 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Transferred |
Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 31 August 1944 - 15 April 1945 | Transferred to 3rd Scouting Force. |
Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 15 April 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Washington, USA | 14 November 1987 | |
Buried |
Fir Lawn Cemetery Hillsboro Washington County OR | 17 November 1987 | Fir Lawn Cemetery Hillsboro Washington County Oregon. |
Other Assigned |
Sudbury, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10, UK | 31 August 1944 | Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
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