Earl L. Abbott

Earl Leroy Abbott
Earl Leroy Abbott
Nickname	Abby
Born	January 8, 1919
Died	January 24, 1945 (aged 26)
Place of birth	Springboro, Pennsylvania
Place of death	Missing in action - over Aachen, Germany
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Major
Service number	13038947 (Enlisted); O-660088 (Officer)
Unit	328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group
Battles/wars	World War II

Earl Leroy Abbott (8 January 1919 in Springboro, Pennsylvania - Missing in action 24 January 1945 over Aachen, Germany) was an American Major in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

Early life[]

Earl was born in Springboro, Pennsylvania on January 8, 1919 to Harry E. and Edna C. G. Abbott. He also had three brothers (Milton, Harvey, and Russell).

Military service[]

He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 3 November 1941 (ASN: 13038947). He received a battlefield commission (ASN: O-660088) and was a member of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. He eventually became a Squadron Commander.

Other units[]

Death[]

He disappeared during a fire fight in the sky over Aachen, Germany on January 24, 1945. In January 1946 he was declared dead by the United States Armed Forces. A memorial stone alongside the graves of his parents was placed by the U.S. Government in honor of his memory in the Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is also mentioned on the Tablets of the Missing in the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in England.

Awards[]

Pilot Badge
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters
Silver Star Medal
Air Medal with 8 oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Sources[]

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