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Pvt. Gideon Beck Abbott

Birth
Old Orchard Beach, York County, Maine, USA
Death
7 Jul 1942 (aged 23)
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Lost at War. Specifically: He is interred somewhere in Maine ..... Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Gideon served as a Private, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 23, 1940, prior to the war, in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.

Gideon " Died While A POW " of the Japanese Army at POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines during the war.

He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 11013328

Son of Lyman & Lake (Carroll) Abbott.

" He is interred somewhere in Maine ! "

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Gideon served as a Private, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 23, 1940, prior to the war, in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.

Gideon " Died While A POW " of the Japanese Army at POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines during the war.

He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 11013328

Son of Lyman & Lake (Carroll) Abbott.

" He is interred somewhere in Maine ! "

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

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