World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl M. Abel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dayton, Tennessee
Honored By
Carl M. Abel
SERVED 33 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE. 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION, ARMY IN WWII. WAS FIRST IN THE FAR EAST, THEN IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH PATTON. RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR, 4 BRONZE STARS WITH VALOR, PURPLE HEART, 4 LEGION OF MERIT AWARDS, FRENCH AND BELGIUM COEUR DE GUERRE AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.