World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Gordon Abbott
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Castro Valley, California
Honored By
316th Fighter Squadron
SERVED WITH THE 324TH FIGHTER GROUP, 315TH FIGHTER SQUADRON. CAMPAIGNED FROM TUNISIA AND SICILY TO NAPLES-FOGGIA, ANZIO, ROME, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM.