Leonard Abramowitz

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Lechfeld on 9 Apr 45 in B-24 'Final Approach' #42-52457

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of B-24 Liberators, including (serial number 42-95050) nicknamed "Gas House Mouse", (serial number 42-95316) nicknamed "Princess Pat", (serial number 41-29340) nicknamed "Yankee Buzz Bomb", (serial number 42-50502) nicknamed "Larrupin' Linda", (serial number 42-52457) nicknamed "Final Approach" and (serial number 41-29567) nicknamed "My Bunnie" of the 458th Bomb Group. Composite image. Handwritten caption on reverse: '458 BG. Reynold's history shows My Bunnie II - Bailey was crew chief on bot
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denison, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 April 1945

Revisions

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ContributorDScorza458BG
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Name was mispelled, Abranowitz. I have many records with the correct spelling Abramowitz

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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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 / MACR 13911 / MACR 13911 & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 192 & Page 272 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database