George A Abbott

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Ruehlow in B-17 'Sleepytime Gal' #42-102527 on 6/21/44, Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

Connections

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-102527

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakdale, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 21 June 1944 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

Date3 May 2021 21:35:06
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date21 May 2020 19:07:20
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:43
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5983 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database