Loyd Ernest Abbott Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1954-1957

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Location of Service

San Diego, Terminal Island, Long Beach and Alameda, California; Tacoma, Washington; Sasebo, Japan

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1959-1976

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Air Force

Location of Service

Rantoul, Illinois; Topeka, Kansas; Portland, Oregon; Turkey; Germany; Victorville, California; Taiwan; Saigon, Vietnam; Omaha, Nebraska; Thailand; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho

Highest Rank

Master Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [6 items] -- Photograph

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Brenton Wiens

Contributor:

Brenton Wiens

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/41825

Subjects:

Abbott, Loyd Ernest

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Loyd Ernest Abbott Collection
(AFC/2001/001/41825), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress