Abbott, Harold Ermel

1919 - 2013  (93 years)

• Name	Abbott, Harold Ermel
  		Harold Ermel Abbott (1919-2013)
  Birth	1 Nov 1919	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Filling Station Attendant  [3]
  Reference Number	ABBO.H001
  _FGRAVE	106663559
  Funeral	16 Mar 2013	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Battery D (Harbor Defense), 6th Coast Artillery Regiment, United States Army  [1, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on January 21, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of light truck driver (345). After a 19 month deployment abroad at Destination 'Silver' in 1942 - 1943, assigned to and served with Battery D (Harbor Defense), 6th Coast Artillery Regiment in the San Francisco, California area. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 10, 1945 at the separation point, Fort Winfield Scott, California. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2097132
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Abbott Harold E. (1919-2013) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		Fort Point, San Francisco, California Formerly Fort Winfield Scott
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Abbott, Harold E. (1919-2013)
  Death	12 Mar 2013	Burge House, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [4, 5, 9]
  Burial	16 Mar 2013	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  	Burial at Dillman Cemetery, in Sailor Springs, IL, with Full Military Rites.
  		Headstone, Abbott, Harold E and Norma (Franklin)
  		Headstone, Abbott, Harold E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Abbott, Harold E and Norma (Franklin) Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I669	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abbott, George A.,   b. 1876, Illinois d. 26 Nov 1963, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Luke, Maude May,   b. 29 May 1883, Illinois d. 14 May 1945, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1911	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 10]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 35 years and 8 months - She was 28 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franklin, Norma Jean,   b. 2 Dec 1922, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Nov 2016, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1943	Clay County, Illinois   [4, 5, 9, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 1 month - She was 21 years.
  Children	1. Abbott, S.S.   2. Abbott, Harold James 'Jim',   b. 27 May 1945, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Apr 2018, Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Nov 1919 - Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 20 Dec 1943 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 12 Mar 2013 - Burge House, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 16 Mar 2013 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 16 Mar 2013 - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harold E. Abbott, 93, of Sailor Springs, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 12th, at the Burge House in Flora. Harold was born on November 1, 1919 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of George Abbott and Maude Mae Luke. He married Norma Franklin on December 20, 1943 in Clay County. Harold served in the Army during WWII and was a charter member of the Sailor Springs American Legion. He enjoyed watching baseball and basketball. Harold was a full time oilfield worker and supplemented his income by working on his 30 acre farm. He is survived by his wife, Norma Abbott; son, Steve Abbott; son, James Abbot; a granddaughter, Ashley Bank; a grandson, Westley Abbott; great-grandchildren, Tate Abbott, Reese Abbott, Ripley Abbott, and Henry Banks. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, George Abbott Jr., and two sisters, Genelle Hance and Lorena Dehart. Funeral Service was held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Burial at Dillman Cemetery, in Sailor Springs, IL, with Full Military Rites.

  
  

• Sources

  [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S224] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 4A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00614&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S225] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 2). [S745] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Abbott, Harold E., 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=105411&GRid=106663559&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S746] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Abbott, Harold E. and Norma, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=105411&GRid=106663559&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15400] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #5, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14724] World War II Honoree, Harold E. Abbott, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2097132) (Reliability: 2). [S748] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Abbott, Harold E., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=105411&GRid=106663559&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S747] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Abbott, Norma, 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Taylor&GSfn=Leo&GSby=1924&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2014&GSdyrel=in&GSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14368] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Abbott, George and Wilson, Maude (Mrs.), Volume 003, Page 0249, License #00000092, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2). [S6334] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Franklin, Malbert E., 103, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Franklin&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=103487262&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6341] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hills, Hazel C. Franklin, 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29212499), none. (Reliability: 2).