Marvin Clarence H Abraham
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 52825 - 2nd Lt Marvin C Abraham, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 20 x combat mission. McCord crew. Munich mission 16-Jul-44, A/C hit by flak causing a failure of the oxygen system to the nose compartment, died of anoxia along with bombardier Irwin Dobrow. Killed in Action (KIA)
"Had the pleasure of personally delivering his bomb to Germany. He is a navigator but when the "Oshkosh Bomb" was dropped he operated the toggle."
Awards: AM (2OLC), 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 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oshkosh, WI, USA | 20 September 1919 | Son of Bernhard Otto and Selma Francis [Miller] Abraham |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 15 July 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Died |
16 July 1944 | ||
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Buried |
17 July 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery | |
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Buried |
Peace Lutheran Cemetery Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI | Re-Interred Peace Lutheran Cemetery Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 16 July 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1466
