Rank and Name in, Second Lieutenant Michael Abate.
Unit/Placed in, Air Corps, U.S. Army Air Forces.
Michael was born approx. on 1920 in Italy.
Father, Charles Luciano Abate.
Mother, Concetta Abate.
Parents and Michael are born in Italy.
Sister, Josephine Abate.
Michael entered the service from New York with service number # 32198645.
Michael’s crewmembers onboard the B-24;
2nd Lt. William Chuby
2nd Lt. Michael Abate
2nd Lt. Vance T Curtiss
2nd Lt. Walter Lowe
SSgt. Arthur C Brabham
Sgt. Robert C Buchanan
Sgt. James A Duckett
Sgt. Richard H Fellers
SSgt. Gordon E Smith
Sgt. Herbert E Snider
Because there was no record (macr) available, there’s is no record about their rank and position.
Michael died (probably) in a plane crash between Puerto Rico and British Guiana, on April 16, 1944, he is honored with Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
Michael is buried at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Tablets of the missing.
Thanks to
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
