Floyd Harding Mabee
MilitaryAssigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23729). Aborted over Mediterranean due to No. 4 engine failure.
Completed 36 missions. Flew on 'Shoot Luke'.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O2044441
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
9 June 1920 | Son of Anna D Mabee. | |
Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ | 14 February 1942 | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
Other Discharged USAAF |
1 July 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Port Richey, FL | 10 May 2003 | |
Buried |
Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Fl | 20 May 2003 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida |
Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 & Page 336 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45