Robert Joseph Abresch
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Sep-44 in B-17 42-31091 'Maggie'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8920
Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-440624
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Maggie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Born |
Staten Island, NY | Son of Gertrude Abresch. | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8920 / MACR 8920, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database