Abbott, Walter N.
Army 1st lieutenant

Walter N. Abbott, age 26, from Ohio, Van Wert county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group

Date of death: Monday, March 20, 1944
Death details: Died in a plane crash. Lost at sea. It was Walter’s first flight following a short leave.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila, Memorialized at Woodland Union in Van Wert.

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, findagrave.com, Lima News (1944)