Marshall Thomas Abraham
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 52612 - T/Sgt Marshall T Abraham, 401BG.
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-30855 'Ol' Massa' 8-May-44; shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4586
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14103271 / O-803232
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol Massa
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | 25 October 1921 | Son of Samuel and Jennie Abraham. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 28 January 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Balkum, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-30855 'Ol' Massa' 8-May-44; shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4586 |
|
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Deenethorpe | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot B, Row 16, Grave 7. |
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American Battle Monument's Commission, www.abmc.gov
National Archive and Records Administration.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4586 / MACR 4586, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1154 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
