Oral History Interview with Admiral J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr
Author | : J. Lloyd Abbot |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:318220244 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Oral History Interview with Admiral J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr written by J. Lloyd Abbot and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interview with Admiral J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr., a Navy veteran, comments about his service in the Pacific Theater during World War II. U. S. Naval Academy, 1935-39; assignment to USS Enterprise, 1939; assignment to USS Gilmer, 1939-41; flight training at Pensacola, 1941; assignment to Advanced Carrier Training Group (Pacific), 1941-42; assignment to VF-6 (Fighting 6) aboard the USS Enterprise, 1942; assignment to VS-1D-14 in the South Pacific, 1942-43; commanding officer of VS-66, Wallis Island, 1943; antisubmarine patrols out of Wallis Island; assignment to Nanumea, 1943; assignment to Tarawa, 1943-44, with an SBD squadron; assignment to the Chief of Naval Air Training, Pensacola, 1944-46, as engineering officer; postwar naval and civilian career.