World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin Freeman Abbott
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Denise Celeste Reis
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON AUGUST 18, 1942 AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE. DID MAPPING PROCESSING, MOTION PICTURE AND COPY WORK. CERTIFIED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.