Paul K Fabian
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by flak and crashed in the Channel on mission to V-sites near Calais, FR on 21 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37818 'Pub Pete'. Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Lieutenant Paul K. Fabian was born November 16, 1921. His next of kin were his wife, Natalie Fabian, his son, William M. Fabian, and his mother, Carolyn E. Fabian. His hometown was Laconia, New Hampshire.
He was serving as the bombardier aboard “Pub Pete,” B-17 tail #42-37818, of the 390th Bomb Group, 568th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over the English Channel on January 21, 1944. His remains were never recovered.
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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: Pub Pete aka Dinah Mite
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Laconia, NH, USA | 16 November 1921 | 2nd Lieutenant Paul K. Fabian was born November 16, 1921. His next of kin were his wife, Natalie Fabian, his son, William M. Fabian, and his mother, Carolyn E. Fabian. His hometown was Laconia, New Hampshire. |
Died |
21 January 1944 | ||
Buried |
His remains were never recovered. | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 21 January 1944 | He was serving as the bombardier aboard “Pub Pete,” B-17 tail #42-37818, of the 390th Bomb Group, 568th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over the English Channel on January 21, 1944. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2270 / MACR 2270, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database