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Personal info

Full name
ABBOTT, Lewis Franklin
Date of birth
3 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Pulaski County, Indiana
Hometown
Clinton County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35905266
Rank
Private
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 61

Immediate family

Members
David N. Abbott (father)
Matilda M. (Kresley) Abbott (mother)
Bessie Abbott (sister)
Elsie Abbott (sister)
Lucile M. Abbott (sister)
Ruby P. Abbott (sister)
Paul D. Abbott (brother)
Cecile Abbott (sister)
Ruby M. (Greeno) Abbott (wife)
Linda Gordon (daughter)
Billy Joe Abbott (son)
Larry D. Abbott (son)
Joyce Abbott (daughter)

More information

Pvt Lewis F. Abbott attended Forest High School. He was employed at the Nickel Plate Railroad Shops.
He enlisted in July, 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Bradshaw Family Tree / 1930/1950 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Bradshaw Family Tree