Alex Abramowich

Military

Alex Abramowich was born in Brooklyn USA in 1917. Serving as a waist gunner, Sergeant Abramowich's aircraft, B24-J Liberator, 42-50486, (Butch), took a direct hit from anti aircraft fire over the target at Blechammer, Germany. Witnesses say the Liberator immediately broke in two and no parachutes were observed exiting either part of the aircraft.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-41068) of the 485th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow? 44-41068.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Butch
  • Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron 830th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA 23 August 1917

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Drafted

Brooklyn, New York, USA 16 October 1940

Died

Blechammer, Germany 26 December 1944 Aircraft shot down by anti aircraft fire, 12:29am.

Buried

26 December 1944 Name on Plaque. Listed as Missing in Action.

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Sources

American Battle Monument's Commission, www.abmc.gov
Fold3 missing aircraft records 42-50486.
Findagrave.com
Ancestry.com