World War II Honoree

Abel Hugh Chapman, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greenville, South Carolina

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Relationship

Classmate

ON DECEMBER 5, 1942 HE ENLISTED AT FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS. WAS ASSIGNED TO 653RD TOPOGRAPHIC BATTALION, WHICH TRAINED AT CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA. DEPARTED WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA ABOARD THE USS WASHINGTON ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1943 AND ARRIVED AT BOMBAY, INDIA ON OCTOBER 20TH. THEN, MOVED BY TRAIN TO DEHRA DUN IN UTTER PRADESH PROVINCE IN NORTHERN INDIA, ARRIVING ON OCTOBER 25, 1943. SET UP A FACILITY FOR MAKING MAPS FOR ALL THE U.S. UNITS IN INDIA. AFTER HIS RETURN FROM THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN LATE 1945 WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT.