First Lieutenant Jack L. Abrams, son of Felix A. and Irma Abrams, was born in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1921. 1LT Abrams, service number 691627, a member of the 777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy, was killed in action on October 17, 1944. The bombardier aboard the plane "Lively Lady" (serial number 44-41070) was en route from Italy destined for Vienna, Austria.
According to the Missing Air Crew Report no. 9302: "I saw the plane piloted by Lt. Waldron leave the formation just after bombs away. The plane went into a sloping glide. I think it was hit near the 3 engine by flak. I saw eight men leave the plane. I saw two chutes open but there was plenty of time for the other chutes to open. The plane disintegrated in the air some distance below us." 1LT Abrams was awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal, and buried at Plot A Row 16 Grave 21 at the Ardennes American Cemetery at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium.
Sources: U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; World War II Honor Roll; MACR 9302, www.archives.gov.
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B-24 - JLiberator #44-41070 Nickname: "Lively Lady" Jacl. L. Abrams 1st Lieutenant Service number: O-691627 Function: Bombardier. Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, purple Heart Crash place: Parndorf, Burgenland, Austria Death Place: Parndorf, AUSTRIA. 17 October 1944ar Father: Felix A. Abrams Mother: Irma Abrams Destination: Vienna, Austria Mission: Bombing of the South ordnance depot. MACR: # 9302. - [Last item] Contributed by Nico..!, via email December 1, 2023.
According to the Missing Air Crew Report no. 9302: "I saw the plane piloted by Lt. Waldron leave the formation just after bombs away. The plane went into a sloping glide. I think it was hit near the 3 engine by flak. I saw eight men leave the plane. I saw two chutes open but there was plenty of time for the other chutes to open. The plane disintegrated in the air some distance below us." 1LT Abrams was awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal, and buried at Plot A Row 16 Grave 21 at the Ardennes American Cemetery at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium.
Sources: U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; World War II Honor Roll; MACR 9302, www.archives.gov.
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B-24 - JLiberator #44-41070 Nickname: "Lively Lady" Jacl. L. Abrams 1st Lieutenant Service number: O-691627 Function: Bombardier. Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, purple Heart Crash place: Parndorf, Burgenland, Austria Death Place: Parndorf, AUSTRIA. 17 October 1944ar Father: Felix A. Abrams Mother: Irma Abrams Destination: Vienna, Austria Mission: Bombing of the South ordnance depot. MACR: # 9302. - [Last item] Contributed by Nico..!, via email December 1, 2023.
First Lieutenant Jack L. Abrams, son of Felix A. and Irma Abrams, was born in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1921. 1LT Abrams, service number 691627, a member of the 777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy, was killed in action on October 17, 1944. The bombardier aboard the plane "Lively Lady" (serial number 44-41070) was en route from Italy destined for Vienna, Austria.
According to the Missing Air Crew Report no. 9302: "I saw the plane piloted by Lt. Waldron leave the formation just after bombs away. The plane went into a sloping glide. I think it was hit near the 3 engine by flak. I saw eight men leave the plane. I saw two chutes open but there was plenty of time for the other chutes to open. The plane disintegrated in the air some distance below us." 1LT Abrams was awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal, and buried at Plot A Row 16 Grave 21 at the Ardennes American Cemetery at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium.
Sources: U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; World War II Honor Roll; MACR 9302, www.archives.gov.
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B-24 - JLiberator #44-41070 Nickname: "Lively Lady" Jacl. L. Abrams 1st Lieutenant Service number: O-691627 Function: Bombardier. Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, purple Heart Crash place: Parndorf, Burgenland, Austria Death Place: Parndorf, AUSTRIA. 17 October 1944ar Father: Felix A. Abrams Mother: Irma Abrams Destination: Vienna, Austria Mission: Bombing of the South ordnance depot. MACR: # 9302. - [Last item] Contributed by Nico..!, via email December 1, 2023.
According to the Missing Air Crew Report no. 9302: "I saw the plane piloted by Lt. Waldron leave the formation just after bombs away. The plane went into a sloping glide. I think it was hit near the 3 engine by flak. I saw eight men leave the plane. I saw two chutes open but there was plenty of time for the other chutes to open. The plane disintegrated in the air some distance below us." 1LT Abrams was awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal, and buried at Plot A Row 16 Grave 21 at the Ardennes American Cemetery at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium.
Sources: U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; World War II Honor Roll; MACR 9302, www.archives.gov.
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B-24 - JLiberator #44-41070 Nickname: "Lively Lady" Jacl. L. Abrams 1st Lieutenant Service number: O-691627 Function: Bombardier. Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, purple Heart Crash place: Parndorf, Burgenland, Austria Death Place: Parndorf, AUSTRIA. 17 October 1944ar Father: Felix A. Abrams Mother: Irma Abrams Destination: Vienna, Austria Mission: Bombing of the South ordnance depot. MACR: # 9302. - [Last item] Contributed by Nico..!, via email December 1, 2023.
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JACK L. ABRAMS
1LT 777 BOMB SQ 464 BOMB GP (H)
WISCONSIN OCT 17 1944
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