John Alexander Abel Jr

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He registered for the WW II draft on 16 October 1940; he was listed as living in Philadelphia and was employed by his father. He was 5' 7" tall; weighed 132 pounds; had brown hair, blue eyes and a 'light' complexion.

On 23 October 1942 he entered the service from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a private in the Air Corps. He had three years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Semiskilled structural- and ornamental-metal workers".

We have Staff Sergeant Abel listed on the 437th TCG General Orders #2, dated 26 March 1945 as being awarded a Good Conduct Medal

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