Abraham Block

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230199 'Wicked WAAC. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30199

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Wicked WAAC
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 March 1973

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 821 / MACR 821, First Over Germany pg. 169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database