Luther B Mabe
Military
Crew Members:
Lt. L.B Mabe, Jr. (Pilot); Lt. Michael Ambs, Co-Pilot; Lt. Art Blazis (Navigator); Lt. Jim Butler (Bombadier); Cpl Lester Ward (Waist Gunner); Sgt Charles Brust (Radio Operator/Waist Gunner); Cpl Leonard Dowling (Asst EngineerWaist Gunner/Ball Turret Gunner); Cpl Frank W. Tower (Nose Turret Gunner); Sgt. Leonard Kosonen (Top Turret Gunner/Engineer); Cpl G. Hauenstein (Tail Gunner/Armorer Gunner)
Leonard Dowling
Leonard C Dowling
Object Number - UPL 33945 - Leonard C. Dowling (Asst Engineer/Waist Gunner/Ball Turret Gunner) Bottom Row, Second from Right. Crew picked up new airplane to fly to England....
Crashed at Oberkirch on 9/8/44 in B-24 "Sweet Pea II" 42-94822, Prisoner of War.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sweet Pea
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri | 1 July 1921 | |
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Other Prisoner of war |
8 September 1944 |
Revisions
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8600
