William D Abernathy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39936. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31330) of the 452nd Bomb Group releases its bombs over an airdrome in Bordeaux. Printed caption on reverese: '61732 AC- BOMBS AWAY!!!! A Beoing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 452nd Bomb Group releases its bombs on the Nazi airdrome, Bordeaux, France, as the air offensive against the enemy reaches an all time high. 27 March 1944. US Air Force Photo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bar Fly
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Martofte, Denmark 9 April 1944 MACR 3662

Born

Pale Pinto, Texas, USA

Buried

wall of the missing

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

5390 Martofte, Denmark 9 April 1944

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American Battle Monuments Commission

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Missing Planes of the 452nd Bomb Group, 3rd Edition, Edward Hinrichs

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Missing Planes of the 452nd Bomb Group, 3rd Edition, Edward Hinrichs

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ABMC; MACR 3662 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3662 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database