Morton Abbott (1921 - 1943)

Born 23 Aug 1921 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Jul 1943 at age 21 in At Sea, North Atlantic Ocean

Biography

Ensign Morton Abbott, the only child of Jacob M. Abbott (abt.1891-) and Rose Lippitt (abt.1895-), died at sea while in the U.S. Navy Reserve.^[1]

15 JUL 43 A/C: PB4Y-1 Location: Bermuda BUNO: 32042 Cause: Crashed at sea five minutes after take-off. Adm Report: Plane crashed at sea a few minutes after take-off cause being undetermined. Pilot and ten passengers were lost. No radio communications were transmitted so it is thought that the emergency occurred quite suddenly. Crew killed. Pilot Lt Emil Edward Coolman A-V(N) USNR, Lt(jg) W. J. Alldridge A-V(N) USNR, Ens Morton Abbott A-V(N) USNR, Amm2c John J. Schubert (fo) USNR, Amm3c Lansford E. Baker (fo) USNR, Rm1c James Henry Taylor (fo) USNR, Rm3c Reno J. Caldarella (fo) USNR, Amm3c David Anthony Bourque (fo) USNR, Amm3c Joseph Eugene White,Jr. (fo) USNR, Aom3c Norman Taylor,Jr. (fo) USNR, and Sea1c Agustus F. Surgosh (fo) USNR.

His name is engraved on one of the Tablets of the Missing in memory of those who died in the armed service of our country at the foot of Battery Park in New York City.

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Title: 1930 Jacob Abbott Census

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Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. No image. link to the record

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104815785/morton-abbott : accessed 23 December 2021), memorial page for ENS Morton Abbott (unknown–15 Jul 1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #104815785, citing East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA ; Maintained by Michael Towers (contributor 46789045).

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Abbott-737 created through the import of Solomon tree Aug 2011.ged on Aug 16, 2011 by Joshua Solomon. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Joshua and others.