Frank G Abbote

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Black and white portrait of Air Force officer Frank G. Abbote in uniform Frank G. Abbote, 838th BS, 487th BG UPL 60497 Frank G. Abbote, Navigator, 838th BS, 487th BG

Object Number - UPL 60497 - Frank G. Abbote, Navigator, 838th BS, 487th BG

Killed in Action (KIA) 14 January 1945



Purple Heart



Note: His family name was Abbate, but the spelling of his surname was changed to Abbote in military records by February 1942, when he registered for the draft.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Bomber Airplane painted with the name Yankee Maid and a pin-up girl wearing stars and stripes
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Maid
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utica, New York, USA 23 April 1921 - 23 April 1921 Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA

Enlisted

Utica, New York 26 April 1943 - 26 April 1943

Died

Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany 14 January 1945 Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Plot E, Row 42, Grave 36

Revisions

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Sources

1. ABMC database: https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/abbote%3Dfrank
2. Find A Grave page for Frank G. Abbote: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652073/frank-g-abbote
3. US Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11732 (B-17G 43-37933 on 14 Jan 1945)
4. World War II Draft Registration of Frank Abbote

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Surname Abbott not Abotte cross checked with www.abmc.gov

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The National Archives and Records Administration.

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American Battle Monument's Commission, www.abmc.gov

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ABMC MACR 11732 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11732 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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