William H Abbott
MilitaryHit by flak over the target of Chateaudon airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97200 broke apart, exploded, and crashed S of the target. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The hard way
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron 730th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rugged But Right
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kickapoo Joy Juice
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cullman, Alabama, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 28 March 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to Summary Biography, Mascot? and Role
Sources
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Contributorkeatinglyn
ChangesChanges to place associations and aircraft associations
Sources
452nd BG Association loading list database
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3489 / MACR 3489, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database