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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Wilton L Abbott
Military
Flying 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.
Service
Units served with
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464th Bomb Group
Group
A Consolidated History of the 464th Bomb Group ... -
778th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber squadron in mid-1943, trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), October 1943, becoming a Fifteenth Air Force heavy bomb squadron, attacking enemy targets both in...
Aircraft
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44-41043 Be Commin Back
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Pantanella
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | South Carolina | 22 March 1917 |
| Enlisted | Charlotte, North Carolina | 15 January 1942 |
| Died | 13 October 1944 | |
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Died in hospital, listed as battle casualty! |
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| Buried | ||
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Plot B, Row 31, Grave 55 |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 21 May 2020 19:16:15 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C model # (2 places) in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 April 2020 15:28:57 | Andycole0 | Changes to biography |
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Fold3 Missing Air Crew reports 44-41043 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 April 2020 15:03:08 | Andycole0 | Changes to role and place associations |
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Fold3 Missing aircraft report 44-41043 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 April 2020 14:35:55 | Andycole0 | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, events and unit associations |
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American Battle Monument's Commission, www.abmc.gov |
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