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Personal info

Full name
ABBOTT, Arthur Douglas Jr
Date of birth
27 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hometown
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34837882
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Enzen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 3 53

Immediate family

Members
Arthur D. Abbott Sr. (father)
Lila Abbott (mother)
Arthur Abbott (brother)
Betty J. Abbott (sister)
Wilma L. (Warfield) Abbott (wife)
Roger D. Abbott (son)
Sarah Abbott (daughter)

More information

Pfc Arthur D. Abbott Jr. worked for the Seabord Railway.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 28 June 1944 and had been overseas for four months.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Burns Warfield, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune