Frank P. Abbott
Frank P. Abbott, born Feb. 19, 1924, Montclair, NJ. He enlisted
in the USN April 10, 1941, and after boot camp was put aboard the USS
Yorktown (CV-5) until it was sunk. He was then transferred to the
USS West Virginia on June 20, 1942, as salvage crew to clean and remove
paint and asbestos. He returned to Bremerton, WA, Navy Yard to
rebuild, then returned to sea and combat after she was rebuilt.
He was injured on both ships at Midway and the
Philippines, put on a hospital ship and sent home. He has all the
usual medals and received a citation on the West Virginia for putting out
a fire in the torpedo hole. He was discharged Sept. 20, 1945.
Met his wife in Bremerton, WA, while serving in
the West Virginia, and has four children, eight grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
He owned his own hardwood flooring business for 30
years and now lives with his wife Leora in Jacksonville, FL.
Reprinted with permission from Turner Publishing