Frank G Abbote
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60497 - Frank G. Abbote, Navigator, 838th BS, 487th BG
Killed in Action (KIA) 14 January 1945
Purple Heart
Note: His family name was Abbate, but the spelling of his surname was changed to Abbote in military records by February 1942, when he registered for the draft.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Maid
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Utica, New York, USA | 23 April 1921 - 23 April 1921 | Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA |
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Enlisted |
Utica, New York | 26 April 1943 - 26 April 1943 | |
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Died |
Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany | 14 January 1945 | Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Plot E, Row 42, Grave 36 |
Revisions
1. ABMC database: https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/abbote%3Dfrank
2. Find A Grave page for Frank G. Abbote: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652073/frank-g-abbote
3. US Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11732 (B-17G 43-37933 on 14 Jan 1945)
4. World War II Draft Registration of Frank Abbote
Surname Abbott not Abotte cross checked with www.abmc.gov
The National Archives and Records Administration.
American Battle Monument's Commission, www.abmc.gov
ABMC MACR 11732 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11732 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
