Robert Abney
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 100th Bomb Group
Survived the war because he was hospitalized for severe frostbite when his crew and plane flew its last mission on Dec 11, 1943.
James R Haddox
Military
Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #4237715 'Sugar Foot. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Service
People
Units served with
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100th Bomb Group
Group
"The Bloody Hundredth", so-called because of a reputation for losing a high number aircraft and crews, flew B-17s from Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk. Their losses were not the highest of any Eighth Air Force Group but on several occasions the Group lost many... -
351st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-37715 Sugar Foot
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 5/8/43; Grd Island 20/9/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-G] Thorpe Abbotts 25/9/43; Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with Jim Haddox, Co-pilot: John Wagner, Navigator: Albt Warfordbody washed up 17/3/44, Bombardier: Ellsworth Power,...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | English Channel | 11 December 1943 |
| Died | 11 December 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:14:51 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1570 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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