Crisp-Wilcox County GaArchives Military Records.....ABBOTT, SGT. FRANKLIN (GENE) 1945 WWII U.S. ARMYAIR FORCE EIGHTH AIR FORCE ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: WYLIE SHEPPARD JR http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007303 July 16, 2011, 10:18 am CORDELE BOY DECORATED FOR GALLENTRY A FORMER CORDELE BOY, SGT FRANKLIN GENE ABBOTT WAS ONE OF SIX GEORGIANS AMONG 120 MEN OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, U.S. ARMY, DECLARED FOR GALLENTRY IN ACTION, ACCORDING TO AN ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH FROM LONDON TUESDAY. SGT. ABBOTT WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART '' FOR WOUNDSRECEIVED IN ACTION.'' SGT, ABBOTT WHOSE PARENTS RESIDE BETWEEN CORDELE AND PITTS ,WAS CONNECTED WITH THE CORDELE DRUG COMPANY HERE PRIOR TO HIS ENLISTMENT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HE HAS A HOST OF FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/crisp/military/ww2/other/abbott1437mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb