World War II Honoree

Albert Frank Abair

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Vergennes, Vermont

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

On January 18, 1945, he entered the US Army and was trained as an Infantryman; and served in both the 11th Airborne Division and the 27th Infantry Division. He boarded a US Navy ship in Portland, Oregon, on July 7, 1945, and got off in Okinawa, Japan on August 12, 1945. The fierce fighting on Okinawa had ended when he arrived. When Japanese forces surrendered, he worked on vehicles and drove Jeeps for various officers while serving in the Army of Occupation on mainland Japan. Discharged and arrived home on September 10, 1946.