Dean Douglas Abbott Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1965

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

VOC-2 (Observation Composite Squadron), USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70)

Location of Service:

Sanford, Florida; Pacific; Atlantic; Antarctica; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Battles/Campaigns:

Okinawa

Highest Rank:

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Highest Rank:

Lieutenant Commander

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] --Handwritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [2 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Amanda Patten

Contributor:

Daniel Hartman

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Veterans' Memorial Hall

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/46365

Subjects:

Abbott, Dean Douglas
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Dean Douglas Abbott Collection
(AFC/2001/001/46365), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress