Rank and Name in, Second Lieutenant Alfred Beecher Abeles.
Unit/Placed in, 430th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group.
Alfred was born approx. on June 12, 1923 in New York.
Father, Alfred Abeles.
Mother, Margaret (Beecher) Abeles.
Brother, John Abeles.
Alfred entered the service from Illinois with service number # 0-773507.
Alfred B. Abeles was a Pilot (P-38) in the 430th Fighter Squadron.
Alfred B. Abeles was Killed in Action due to Enemy FLAK over Euskirchen, Germany, on Jan. 23, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Alfred is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium.
Walls of the Missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.
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
Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
Harriet Beecher Stowe is a big name in the US because of her efforts to abolish slavery, and she was his Aunt.
