Abe Sofferman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Parachuted from B-24 Liberator. Shot down on 29 January 1944 mission to Frankfurt, Ger, over Ardennes region Belgium in B-24H #42-7547 'Sky Queen'. With partisan army 1 month. Shot by German SS in vicinity of ?? Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA). Earlier 18 November 1943 1 wheel crash landing at Shipdham. Assigned mission was the airfield at Kjeller, Norway.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-7547

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sky Queen
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 January 1944

Born

Bronx, New York, USA

Buried

Union Field Cemetery, Queens, New York

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 29 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2251 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Personal accounts, MACR 2251, 8th AF Losses, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 376-7;

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