15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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Simon Abcouwer Jr
Military
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Simon 'Si' Abcouwer Jr
Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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301st Bomb Group
Group
Activated 3-February-1942 at Geiger Field, Washington and equipped with B-17s. On 27-May-1942 the ground unit moved to Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, and the aircraft went to Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), California for... -
352nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Lucera
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10 March 1919 |
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Son of Simon Snr and Johanna Wilhemina Abcouwer. |
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| Based | Lucera | 1944 – 1945 |
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Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Chelsea, MI | 5 August 2013 |
| Buried | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis, MO | 8 August 2013 |
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 January 2021 09:50:21 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/655121975 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 May 2020 15:22:20 | Abcouwer | Changes to nickname and awards |
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Update from his son, James Abcouwer, who is also an American veteran. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 December 2018 18:41:45 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, firstname, suffix, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.301bg.com/Abcouwer_Simon_A8683_301BG.cfm |
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