Clayton Sanders Abraham

Military
media-53571.jpeg UPL 53571 1st Lt Clayton S. Abraham, 391BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53571 - 1st Lt Clayton S. Abraham, 391BG.

Assigned to 573BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down by Fw190's 3 miles East of Ahrweiler. Last seen dropping behind formation with both engines smoking, gear down, going into spin, crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11663.



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

An airman of the 391st Bomb Group wearing a service dress jacket and kilt. Written on slide casing: '391 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Group 573rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Matching airfield looking south, the technical site is on the left, 19 July 1948. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/62.English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Matching Green

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

8 June 1921 Son of Myron H and Helen Abraham.

Enlisted

2 May 1942 Portland, Oregon

Died

23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down by Fw190's 3 miles East of Ahrweiler. Last seen dropping behind formation with both engines smoking, gear down, going into spin, crashed. KIA. MACR 11663.

Born

Based

23 December 1944 Assigned to 573BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France. Plot B Row 20 Grave 25.

Other

Draft registration record

Employed Boeing #2, Portland, Washington

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