James W. Abbett Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1961

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Constabulary School Squadron, 978th Field Artillery Battalion; 91st Field Artillery Battalion; 674 Field Artillery Battalion; Division Artillery, 2nd Armored Division; Headquarters Fifth Army

Location of Service:

Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Camp Roberts and Camp Iron Mountain, California; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; France; Holland; Sonthofen, Germany; San Marcos, Fort Hood and Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Baumholder, Germany; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Knox, Kentucky

Battles/Campaigns:

Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes, Rhineland

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1966-1958

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company A, 9th Aviation Battalion, 9th Infantry Division; Aviation Command

Location of Service:

Fort Riley, Kansas; Vietnam; Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Battles/Campaigns:

Vietnam

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as Adjutant, Aviation Command, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Colby Lawson

Contributor:

Tyler Archer

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

San Antonio College

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/65313

Subjects:

Abbett, James W.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

James W. Abbett Collection
(AFC/2001/001/65313), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress