Robert Abell, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died aboard the U.S.S. Franklin, along with his cousin by marriage, David Anderson Allen. Charlottean Thomas Kimbrough Joyner was also killed when the carrier was hit by a Japanese suicide bomber. Burial at sea with full honors. Memorial service held at Purity Presbyterian Church in Chester, SC on May 6. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: The Charlotte News 4-3-1945 and Davidson College Bulletin

Personal Details

Education Details:

Dartmouth College, Davidson College for 3 years, class of 1939, Chester High School, SC - graduated 1935,

Biographical Notes:

Efird's (department store) in Goldsboro, NC First Presbyterian Church of Goldsboro, NC, Charlotte Country Club, Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Kiwanis Club, Goldsboro

Family Details:

Elizabeth Efird Abell - 1937 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, NC Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Abell - Chester, SC Mrs. Sutherland Brown - Charlotte, NC, Thomas Abell, Cadet - Chapel Hill, NC Mrs. J. Lyles Glenn, Sr. of Chester, SC - grandmother

Military Details

Military Rank:

Lieutenant jg

Military Unit:

Radarman U. S. S. Franklin

KIA Date:

3/19/1945

MIA Date:

KIA / MIA Place:

Pacific Ocean aboard the U.S.S. Franklin

Military Details:

Atlantic City, NJ, Dartmouth College, Memphis, TN, Millington, TN, Newport, RI, Norfolk, VA, Norman, OK, St. Simons Island, GA

Awards:

Purple Heart

Source:

Newsprint, death index and Davidson College notes

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