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RABB, Harold M - Date of
birth
9 October 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Rains County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18218358 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
68th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Steinhalleben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Basil B. Rabb (father)
Daisy (Morris) Rabb (mother)
Joel A. Rabb (brother)
William A. Rabb (brother)
Robert L. Rabb (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110035 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Any Gum Chum
Destination: Bernburg, Germany
Mission: German aircraft factory
MACR: 7355
More information
Statement from 2nd Lt John F. Sarvis:"Aircraft #035 was hit by the first enemy A/C attack on this formation at 0928 at I.P. Number 4 engine was shot out and began smoking, the aircraft went into a steep right bank. One crew reports that this plane crashed, and that no chutes were seen. Since this information was under heavy fighter attack at this time, observations were negligible."
S/Sgt Harold M. Rabb is remembered at the Lone Star Cemetery in Point, Rains County, Texas.
He was first buried at Block W, Row 1, Grave 22.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Rains County Texas Kinfolk, www.findagrave.com - Richard K. Thompson, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Coromero