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Edward W Abbott Jr

Military

Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, Loren L. Green Crew. 35 combat missions. 7 Air Medals

Service

People

  • Philip Seydel

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
    Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, Loren Green Crew. 30 combat missions.

  • Clarence Thacker

    Military | Major | Pilot 97th Bomb Group/ 414th Squadron/ Transferred as Commander of 384th BG/ 547th Unit /41st Bomb Wing Heavy Group B and Group C1945 | 384th Bomb Group
    Raised in Kissimmee Florida, Parents Omer S. Thacker and Jesse Wilder, Both Attorneys in Kissimmee Fl. ...

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Units served with

  • 384th Bomb Group

    384th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...

  • 545th Bomb Squadron

    545th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Associated Place

  • Grafton Underwood

    Military site : airfield
    Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Guvdon, Ark
Nationality
American
Nickname
Ted
Service numbers
O-692625
Highest rank
First Lieutenant
Role/job
Co-pilot/Pilot
Awards
  • Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters (1 silver oak leaf cluster)

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
06 January 2017 02:06:44 bombercommand Changes to media associations
Sources

http://www.384thbombgroup.com/
Date Contributor Update
15 June 2015 22:36:22 bombercommand Changes to role, biography, awards and media associations
Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=46
Date Contributor Update
23 January 2015 02:33:01 bombercommand Changes to nickname, service number, biography and place associations
Sources

384thbombgroup.com
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:08:38 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / E.W. Ted Abbott 7508 Olympia Dr., Houston Tx 77401-1919 713-532-6900, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=a...

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