Clayton Sanders Abraham
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Assigned to 573BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down by Fw190's 3 miles East of Ahrweiler. Last seen dropping behind formation with both engines smoking, gear down, going into spin, crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11663.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 573rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 June 1921 | Son of Myron H and Helen Abraham. | |
Enlisted |
2 May 1942 | Portland, Oregon | |
Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down by Fw190's 3 miles East of Ahrweiler. Last seen dropping behind formation with both engines smoking, gear down, going into spin, crashed. KIA. MACR 11663. | |
Born |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 573BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France. Plot B Row 20 Grave 25. | ||
Other Draft registration record |
Employed Boeing #2, Portland, Washington |
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