World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert E. Ables
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
William L. Beigel
SERVED WITH THE 346TH BOMB SQUADRON, 99TH BOMB GROUP. ON DECEMBER 1, 1942, HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS B-17 AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1/3 MILE FROM THE SIOUX FALLS ARMY AIR BASE. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.