| 1. |  Abbott, Albert George was born on 9 Sep 1926 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 13 Jul 1987 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 16 Jul 1987 in Forrest Ridge Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Water Well Driller
- Reference Number: ABBO.A001
- _FGRAVE: 58073083
- Funeral: Forrest Ridge Church, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois
- Military Service: Korean War, United States Army
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, United States Army
Notes:
Newspaper, The Olney Daily Mail:
Albert George Abbott, 60, died Monday, July 13, 1987, at his home in Clay City.
Services will be held at the Forrest Ridge Chruch with Rev. Havard Dasch presiding. Burial will be in Forrest Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Abbott was born Sept. 9, 1926, in Richland County, the son of Emery Raymond and Ethel (Rodgers) Abbott. He married Clara Hille on Aug. 1, 1953, in Olney.
He was a self-employed water well driller and a Korean War U. S. Army veteran. He was a member of Forrest Ridge Church and VFW.
Survivors include his wife, Clara; three daughters, Mrs. Danny (Barbara) Hartleroad of Noble, Mrs. Danny (Ethel) Welty of Clay City and Mrs. Douglas (Violet) Brinkley of Waukomis, OK; two brothers, Lloyd Aabbott of Clay City and William Abbott of Elgin; two sisters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Calteux and Mrs. Ralph (Katie) Brown, both of Clay City; six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Guard Patrolman (522). Departed the U.S. on February 5, 1946 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 49th Field Artillery Battalion engaged in the occupation of the Japanese homelands. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Japan). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 30, 1947 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096555
His obituary says he was a Korean War U. S. Army veteran
Died:
Albert George Abbott, 60, died Monday, July 13, 1987, at his home in Clay City.
Buried:
Plot: row 19 site J
Albert married Hille, Clara B. on 1 Aug 1953 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Clara (daughter of Hille, William and Morris, Maude) was born on 25 Nov 1927 in Crystal City, Missouri; died on 20 Feb 1993 in Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 23 Feb 1993 in Forrest Ridge Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1926 - 1987 (60 years)
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