Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Robert William Abbott
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Robert William Abbott

Major
1920 – 1965
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 04E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Major Robert William Abbott served in the U.S. Air Force. Robert served in the Vietnam War. Robert was 45 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Injury, unspecified
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Ninh Thuan
Keepsakes
Robert W Abbott
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Service Record
U.S. Air Force
4TH AIR COMMANDO SQDN, 6250TH CBT SPT GROUP, 13TH AF
1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)
MAJ
NINH THUAN
1965
Pay grade O04.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 04E · Line 19 cut as ROBERT W ABBOTT
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 35
Grave 6
In Our Keeping
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Robert William Abbott
Major
U.S. Air Force
- 1965
Major
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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