Post by friscohare on Mar 23, 2012 7:43:05 GMT -5
RIP, Mr. Abraham 
Abie Abraham is shown here in his World War II uniform. He will be remembered as one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March.
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(Kittanning Paper, 03/23/12)
Word has been received that a local World War II legend has passed away.
Abie Abraham of Lyndora, Butler County, died yesterday. He was 98.
He participated in the Bataan Death March and was a prisoner in the death camps at the hands of his Japanese captors.
The event took place on the Bataan Peninsula, in the Philippine Islands from April 9-15, 1942. 10,000 Americans were captured along with 50,000 Filipinos. These prisoners of war were forced to march from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O’Donnel, a distance of 100 miles. Seventeen thousand prisoners died along the way. Of the 10,000 Americans captured, only 4,000 survived the march and the prison camps. Three of those survivors were Paul Boback, Karl “Swish” Burdette, and Roland Kind – all from Ford City. Abraham knew all three of these men.
Until recent years, Abraham could be seen volunteering in the Veteran’s Hospital in Butler. He was the author of two books: “The Ghost of Bataan” and Oh God, Where Are You?” – both dealing with his war experiences.
Friends of Mr. Abraham will be received this weekend at the Geibel Funeral Home in Butler. Consult the funeral home for visitation times. Interment will take place in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Abie Abraham is shown here in his World War II uniform. He will be remembered as one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March.
Bataan Death March Survivor Dies[/u][/url][/size]
(Kittanning Paper, 03/23/12)
Word has been received that a local World War II legend has passed away.
Abie Abraham of Lyndora, Butler County, died yesterday. He was 98.
He participated in the Bataan Death March and was a prisoner in the death camps at the hands of his Japanese captors.
The event took place on the Bataan Peninsula, in the Philippine Islands from April 9-15, 1942. 10,000 Americans were captured along with 50,000 Filipinos. These prisoners of war were forced to march from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O’Donnel, a distance of 100 miles. Seventeen thousand prisoners died along the way. Of the 10,000 Americans captured, only 4,000 survived the march and the prison camps. Three of those survivors were Paul Boback, Karl “Swish” Burdette, and Roland Kind – all from Ford City. Abraham knew all three of these men.
Until recent years, Abraham could be seen volunteering in the Veteran’s Hospital in Butler. He was the author of two books: “The Ghost of Bataan” and Oh God, Where Are You?” – both dealing with his war experiences.
Friends of Mr. Abraham will be received this weekend at the Geibel Funeral Home in Butler. Consult the funeral home for visitation times. Interment will take place in the Arlington National Cemetery.
