Charles Leroy Abney Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 36531
Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1, 1945. 43-38273 and 42-38035
Robert Bobby Keenan
Family Archive
Charles Abney was Top Turret Gunner on B-17G #43-38273 involved in a mid-air collision over Ostend, Belgium with B-17 #42-38035 (also 550th BS) on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany.) Crashed near Ostend, Belgium. KIA
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-824894
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33791881
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19041022
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Ostend, Belgium | 1 March 1945 | KIA on March 1, 1945. |
Revisions
ContributorAlanHarris
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Sources
Corrected KIA date. Several sources including 385th Bomb Group database and 8th Air Force Operations History state that the mid air collision occurred on March 1, 1945.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 533, http://usaafdata.com/?q=search / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia