3rd Scouting Force
Group
The 3rd Scouting Force was unique in that it operated P-51s and B-17s simultaneously, flying weather reconnaissance and escort missions for the 8th Air Force's Bomb Groups.
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Luverne Fritz Abendroth
Military
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Lt. Luverne F Abendroth. 3rd Scouting Force, ex 486th Bomb Group. Flew 42 missions with 3SF but details of assigned a/c currently unknown. He is seen here being congratulated by Vince Masters.
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1st Lt LuVerne F Abendroth:- DFC award card. 486BG
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1st Lt LuVerne F Abendroth:- Air medal award card. 486BG.
Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 3rd Scouting Force. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Service
Units served with
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486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
832nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Sudbury
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack... -
Wormingford
Military site : airfield
Wormingford was a Royal Flying Corps/RAF anti-Zeppelin aircraft Landing Ground First World War, rebuilt for the Eighth Air Force 1942-43. It was a Ninth Air Force base from 1943-44, and home to the 362nd Fighter Group. Switching back to the Eighth Air...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Washington, USA | 19 November 1917 |
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Son of Fritz and Adele Mindella [Harwood] Abendroth. |
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| Enlisted | Portland, OR, USA | 27 December 1941 |
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Portland, Oregon |
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| Commissioned | 30 June 1943 | |
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Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. |
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| Assigned | Sudbury, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10, UK | 1944 – 31 August 1944 |
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Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 31 August 1944 – 15 April 1945 |
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Transferred to 3rd Scouting Force. |
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| End Tour Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 15 April 1945 |
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Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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| Discharged USAAF | 30 November 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Washington, USA | 14 November 1987 |
| Buried | Fir Lawn Cemetery Hillsboro Washington County OR | 17 November 1987 |
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Fir Lawn Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 November 2021 17:43:34 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/621901930/luverne-abendroth-1917-veterans-a... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 August 2016 15:00:49 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:- |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 June 2016 17:36:16 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84927976_luverne_f%20abendroth/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 June 2016 15:34:37 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events and unit associations |
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Abendroth&GSfn=Luv... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 June 2016 15:28:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, firstname, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Abendroth&GSfn=Luv... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:18:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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