Samuel E Abdelnour
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- 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
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).
GENERAL ORDER # 618, 13 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.
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…