Private Joe R. Abbey 38636733

Private Joe R. Abbey 38636733 US Army. He was born in 1925, he is the son of Mrs. R. J. Abbey, Denton, he is also the brother of Private Donald S. Abbey . He entered the service in October 20, 1944 and received his training at Camp Wolters. Went overseas with an infantry division in March, 1945 to the South Pacific (PTO). He holds the expert riflemans medal.

Sources:

1- Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Denton County

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Joe+R.+Abbey&bc=sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=7450007