World War II Honoree

George Sam Abood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Georganne W. Henson

Relationship

Granddaughter

He served in the Army Air Corps 389th Bomb Group, 567th Bomb Squadron as a Ball Turret gunner. He flew on the B-24 Liberator 'Yankee Rebel' 42-95026. On his last mission, he was a Waist Gunner, 7/25/1944 during Operation Cobra over the St.Lo/Marginy area of France. He was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft IV, but he may have also been at Stalag Luft VI. he was sent to the firing squad 2 times, escaped from a prison camp, and the sent to the firing squad for a 3rd time. He marched on the 800 mile Black Death March across Germany with his cousin, until they were liberated in France by allied forces.