Jack Rabkin
MilitaryAssigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was unable to bail out. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9889.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander - Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 12 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Blechhammer, 92439 Bodenwöhr, Germany | 20 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was unable to bail out. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9889. |
| Brooklyn, NY, USA | |||
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Born |
Kings County, NY, USA | Son of Bella Rabkin. | |
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Based |
Pantanella | 20 November 1944 | Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/page/83581606_jack_rabkin/details/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28853&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/139183222
Bombing Europe: The Illustrated Exploits of the Fifteenth Air Force by Kevin A Mahoney