Wilton L Abbott
MilitaryFlying a mission from Panatella AAB in Italy, Sergeant Wilton L Abbott's B-24 Liberator took 3 direct hits from anti aircraft fire on a raid over Blechammer, Germany at 11:20am on the 13th October 1944. Abbott was last seen manning one of the waist guns but was not witnessed bailing out of the Liberator. His crew mates who survived, believe that he was killed when the B-24 was hit but subsequent records show that he was certified dead in a hospital.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Be Commin Back
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
South Carolina | 22 March 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Charlotte, North Carolina | 15 January 1942 | |
Died |
13 October 1944 | Died in hospital, listed as battle casualty! | |
Buried |
Plot B, Row 31, Grave 55 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C model # (2 places) in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
American Battle Monument's Commission, www.abmc.gov
National Archive and Records Administration.
Find a Grave. com
US WW2 Hospital Admission card files 1942 -1954