William Hershel Tabb
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53242 - 2nd Lt William H Tabb, 351BG.
Assigned to 511BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Robert Cutler crew. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767760
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kentucky Babe aka Ain’t it Gruesome
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Altus, OK | 12 November 1918 | Son of Edmond Lee and Pearl Mae [Locke] Tabb. |
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK | 19 January 1942 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Other Commissioned |
7 November 1942 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
28 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Dallas, TX | 22 March 1974 | |
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Buried |
Altus Cemetery Altus, Jackson County, OK | 25 March 1974 | Altus Cemetery Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma |
| Altus, OK | |||
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Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 511BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/81657975/william-tabb-social-security-deat…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84800093/william-h-tabb-wwii-army-enlistme…
https://www.fold3.com/record/622001376/william-tabb-1918-veterans-affai…
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143864528
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22557597/william-hershel-tabb
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
