Samuel E Abdelnour

Military
media-30983.jpeg UPL 30983 Sleepytime Gal 43-38362 from 306th BG files

info from MACR

Object Number - UPL 30983 - Sleepytime Gal 43-38362 from 306th BG files

He flew on Raymond Braun crew. Reported to group on 17 Jul 1944. Shot down on 09 December 1944 mission to Stuttgart flying with Robert Brown on B-17 # 41-23809. Crew bailed out near Wolfach, and aircraft continued unmanned and crashed about 60 km away near Fouchy, France. POW at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761342
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 June 1983

Born

Cohoes, New York, USA

Buried

Albany, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 6 December 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the awards per info n the "Summary biography".

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ContributorHotelie1970
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GENERAL ORDER # 618, 13 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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ContributorDennisWalden
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Bio update

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany pg. 294; Combat Crews pg. 11; 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, MACR 11342 / MACR 11342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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