Jerome Robert Abelman
Military
Son of Jerome Abelman
Object Number - UPL 61872 - S/Sgt Jerome Abelman
Flew 35 missions with original crew #39 from Pueblo Colorado. 853rd BS, B-24 44-40121 "I'll be around?".
Lt. Brockman pilot. First missions D-day missions into France. St. Lo, drop to Arnhem. Group destroyed on Misberg mission, lost 16 planes in the group.
Discharged with combat stress disorder, 1945
Mission List:
Jun-44
⦁ St Gabreil, France
⦁ Boulogne, France
⦁ Coutances, France
⦁ St Andre de Leurs, France
⦁ Eindhoven, Holland
⦁ St Cyr A/D, France
⦁ Beavoir, France
⦁ Angers A/D, France
⦁ Fiefs & Crepys, France
⦁ Beavoir, France
⦁ Buc/Pont Audemer, France
⦁ Abbeville, France
⦁ Villacoublay, France
Jul-44
⦁ Conches, France
⦁ Sindelfinger, Germany
⦁ St Lo, France
⦁ St Lo, France
⦁ Bremen, France
Aug-44
⦁ Rouen, France
⦁ Villiers L'Hospital, France
⦁ Wismar A/D, Germany
⦁ Brunswick, Germany
⦁ Nancy, France
⦁ Hanover, Germany
⦁ Oranienburg, Germany
⦁ Hautmaisnil, France
Sep-44
⦁ Karlsruhe, Germany
⦁ Karlsruhe, Germany
⦁ Ground support, Holland
⦁ Hamm, Germany
Oct-44
⦁ Hamm, Germany
⦁ Hamm, Germany
⦁ Kassel, Germany
⦁ Cologne, Germany
⦁ Mains M/Y's, Germany
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32307538 / O-685180
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill Be Around?
- Unit: 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 8 January 1923 | Born Brooklyn, New York |
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Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 17 November 1942 | Enlisted New York City, New York |
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Other Discharged |
17 May 1945 | ||
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Died |
Kew Gardens, New York | 26 June 1992 | Died Kew Gardens, New York |
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Buried |
Montefiore Cemetery Springfield Gardens, New York | 29 June 1992 | Interred Montefiore Cemetery Springfield Gardens, New York |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147599645/jerome-r-abelman
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit roster
