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ABBOTT, Alexander Winn - Date of
birth
6 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
New London County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31010230 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
The woods, called Grand Bois in Burtonville, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alexander H. Abbott (father)
Alice M. (Barrett) Abbott (mother)
Millicent B. Abbott (sister)
Katherine D. (Alexander) Abbott (wife)
Katherine Abbott (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Alexander W. Abbott attended Norwich Free Academy.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 8 February 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, National WWII Memorial, National Archives - WWII Enlistment Record, 75th Infantry Division KIA Roster, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Siem Voogt, Debby Willems