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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Tucker Abbott

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Watertown, Massachusetts

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

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Activity During WWII

After serving as a dive bomber pilot in the Pacific, he was attached to a Medical Research Unit. He was the first medical malacologist in history and researched schistosomiasis, a fatal blood fluke disease threatening troops in the Pacific. He discovered the cause and saved countless lives.