Loyd Ernest Abbott Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

Veteran's biographical form notes place of birth as Sheldon Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Cold War

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1954-1957

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Location of Service:

San Diego, Terminal Island, Long Beach and Alameda, California; Tacoma, Washington; Sasebo, Japan

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1959-1976

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Air Force

Location of Service:

Rantoul, Illinois; Topeka, Kansas; Portland, Oregon; Incirlik Air Base, Turkey; Hahn Air Base, Germany; Victorville, California; Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taiwan; Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon; Omaha, Nebraska; U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

Highest Rank:

Master Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [6 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Brenton Wiens

Contributor:

Brenton Wiens

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/41825

Subjects:

Abbott, Loyd Ernest
Cold War--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Loyd Ernest Abbott Collection
(AFC/2001/001/41825), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress