Abraham Teller

Military

Abe Teller served as a navigator with the 379th Bomb Group.



On 25 April 1944, he was taken prisoner when the aircraft he was flying, B-17 43-38272, collided with B-17 43-38178, near Pilsen.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38272

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA 6 July 1942 At Fort Jay.

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 25 April 1944

Born

Bronx, New York

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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MACR 14221

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Source: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=644&dt=466&b…

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ContributorLucy May
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Correspondence with Norman Cooler's nephew, Wes Cooler.

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Supplement, Flying Fortress Story, by Roger A Freeman; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 342