Elmer H Abel

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 10 September 1944



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mighty Little John
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 September 1944

Enlisted

Illinois

Buried

Plot H Row 11 Grave 20

Revisions

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American Battle Monuments Commission

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1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, Combat Chronology p. 157 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia