Biographical Information

Name:

Jack Mastin Abbott

Date of Birth:

1924

Place of Birth:

Jacksonville, TX

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Home State:

TX

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War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-?

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

449th Bomb Group, 717th Squadron

Location of Service:

Tunisia, North Africa; Grottaglie, Italy; Mountain Home, Idaho

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

enlisted

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Copy photographic print [ item] --Photographs

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Jane Abbott Knight 

Donor:

Bobbye Rucker

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Tyler Junior College

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/32868

Subjects:

Abbott, Jack
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Jack Abbott Collection (AFC/2001/001/32868), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress