Edward C Abbott Jr

Military

Prisoner of War. Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris on 8/2/44 in B-17 42-31598.
 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slick Chick
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raggedy Ann
  • Unit: 549th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Charlotte Ann
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Moonglow
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of war

2 August 1944

Born

Pasadena, California

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Date24 Mar 2020 17:38:46
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:16
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8161