Thomas W Abbott

Military

Thomas W. Abbott was a Gunner in Crew 1 assigned to 712th BS, 448th BG, 8th USAAF in Seething, England. He completed 30 missions with the 712th BS.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-28711

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Little Sheppard
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

42-7591

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fat stuff ii
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 30 June 1918

Died

9 April 2010 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
1925 Weirton Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Buried

National Cemetery of the Alleghenies-Cecil, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Updated service awards and biography.

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AAF Record Transcriptions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51039785/thomas-william-abbott

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SO#150, 6th Heavy Bomb.Proc HQ, Herington, Kansas 5 Nov 43