Robert Richard Abbott
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Tail Gunner
Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
466th BG Historian
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Object Number - UPL 16699 - SSGT Robert Richard Abbott Tail Gunner Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew 466th BG - 787th BS
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-425057
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lady Lightning
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ohio, USA | 17 May 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Toledo, OH, USA | 10 April 1943 | |
|
Buried |
7971 Havelte, Netherlands | 17 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
Findlay, OH 45840, USA | 8 January 1949 | Maple Grove Cemetery Findlay Hancock County Ohio, USA Plot: Block 32, Lot 111, Space 1 |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
7946 Wanneperveen, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | |
|
Born |
Findlay, OH 45840, USA | 519 Hull Avenue |
Revisions
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Combined two entries to create a single entry. Record contains information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8428/Wall of Valor
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&tf=F&q=abbo…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Abbott&GSfn=Rober…;
MACR 8428 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
