Louis Hyman Abromowitz

Military
media-37682.jpeg UPL 37682 Lt Louis Abromowitz (USAAF photo)

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 37682 - Lt Louis Abromowitz (USAAF photo)

Louis Abromowitz was First Navigator on B-17 42-97564 when it was shot down on the 20 July 1944 mission to Merseburg and the plane had to make a forced landing near Chaam, Holland. Like 4 other crew members, Abromowitz managed to evade capture, with the help of many Dutch and Belgian citizens and members of the Belgian evasion network Comète. He was hiding in Brussels when the city was liberated by British troops on 3 September 1944. Debriefed by the IS-9 on 9 September, he flew back to England and was subsequently flown to the United States on the 14th. Honorably discharged on 13 October 1945, Louis had his name changed into Abbott and, together with his wife Bette, he visited some of his Helpers in Belgium in 1974 and 1989. See his page at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fabromolh.html

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-694318
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38372191
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39559984
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15335693
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39549755
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of Berlin
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

14 December 1920 Ashbury Park, New Jersey

Enlisted

17 June 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

evaded capture

20 July 1944 - 9 September 1944 Helped by Dutch and Belgian citizens and members of the Belgian Comet evasion network. Was hidden in Brussels when the city was liberated in September 1944

Died

1 February 2011 Burbank, California
Bradley Beach, New Jersey

Buried

Louis Abbott rests at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California

Revisions

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Updated website address in Bio

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Associated media

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Added photo

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MACR 7414
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1842
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fabromolh.html

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MACR 7414
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1842
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fabromolh.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Thompson MACR 7414

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