William H Abbott

Military

Hit by flak over the target of Chateaudon airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97200 broke apart, exploded, and crashed S of the target. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-37941

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Lady II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-37956

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Hard Way
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

42-39937

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron 730th Bomb Squadron

42-39981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rugged But Right
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-97200

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kickapoo Joy Juice
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 28 March 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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452nd BG Association loading list database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3489 / MACR 3489, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database