World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Baldwin Abert
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Rockville, Maryland
Honored By
Mary Margaret Abert
Relationship
Wife
ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER DUANE DURING WWII FROM APRIL 1942 TO DECEMBER 1945. WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE DUANE, PARTICIPATED IN ESCORTING SHIPS THROUGH GERMAN U-BOAT INFESTED WATERS AND SANK A GERMAN U-BOAT. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE IN AUGUST 1944. RECEIVED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.