US PARAS 2 Abbott, Robert Esten,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Abbott ​

• FORENAME

Robert Esten,Jr ​

• UNIT

506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company A,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

56588962 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

8th May 1968 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Valhalla Cemetery,Bel-Nor,St Louis County,Missouri​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Pine Lawn,Missouri​

born 16.12.1944​

son of Robert Esten (1917-1971) and Jeanetha Marie (nee Short) Abbott (1924-2013)​

father (1917-71) served as Sgt USMC in WW2​

single​

entered service 1967​

KIA Binh Duong Province,South Vietnam​

posthumous Bronze Star ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 56E Line 34​

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