AWARD OF THE PURPLE HEART
22 December 1944
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETING:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESS
HAS AWARDED THE
PURPLE HEART
ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
AT NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, AUGUST 7, 1782
Staff Sergeant George E. Abbott, A.S.No. 13172200,
FOR MILITARY MERIT AND FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED
IN ACTION
resulting in his death October 15, 1944.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
THIS 22nd DAY OF December 1944.
James Alexander Ulio Henry L. Stimson
MAJOR GENERAL SECRETARY OF WAR
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
Transcribed April 12, 2024 by Lee Bradley.
Below is the Purple Heart Award Certificate issued posthumously to S/Sgt. George E. Abbott, who was killed in action on October 15, 1944. Photos of his Purple Heart medal follow (front and back), and a Presidential Citation issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States. Copies of the Purple Heart certificate, Presidential letter and photos provided by George Peters. |
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601st SQ Togglier on the DeLancey Crew
KIA October 15, 1944