World War II Honoree

Robert Barker Abbott

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Darien, Connecticut

Honored By

Jan & Lawrence Abbott

Relationship

Sons

ENLISTED IN 1942. SERVED ON THE USS LST 383. TOOK LST ONTO THE INVASION BEACHES AT ORAN, SALERNO, ANZIO AND NORMANDY. SERVED ABOARD THE LST 383 WHEN HIT BY A BUZZ BOMB IN LONDON, KILLING ALL THE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ABOARD. AWARDED THE NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.