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Personal info

Full name
ABRAMS, Marvin A
Date of birth
28 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Henrietta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
16133614
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
701st Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 February 1944
Place of death
1 km north of Edemissen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 38 18

Immediate family

Members
Albert A. Abrams (father)
Lena Abrams(mother)
Paul Abrams (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-7569
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Sky Wolf
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 2439

More information

T/Sgt Marvin A Abrams graduated from Washington High School and attended Layton Art School. He was employed by Reed Drug Co.

Statement of 2nd Lt George C. Sfarnas:
"I saw an enemy fighter go after Lt Neal's ship, and a few minutes later I saw the ship burst into flames."

The entire crew was killed and initially interred in a common grave in the Northeast corner of the cemetery of Edemissen on 22 February 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.445th-bomb-group.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Washington High School yearbook, 1941, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - 13 July 1945