LT. Colonel Joseph S. Abbott Jr.

I was Joe Abbott's F-105 leader (Tomahawk 3) when Joe (Tomahawk 4) was shot down by a Mig 21 on Apr 30 1967 while performing rescue cover (RESCAP) for Maj Leo Thorsness (Medal of Honor winner) and his back seater Capt Harry Johnson who were shot down short of the Red River about 20 nm west of Hanoi on ingress to the Hanoi Power Plant (TgT) outside of Hanoi. (Their back yard). After Rescaping for 40 mins, two Mig 21's surprise attacked Joe and I at 15,000 ft. I was hit with the IR...

God bless your family. And please accept my sincere thank you and appreciation for your father´s service. I am Cathy Alcock Logan. I knew your family well when I was a child. My father is Lt Col Nolan Alcock and my mother is Glenna. My sister is Phyllis and my brother is Clark. My folks were good friends with your parents. We were friends and neighbors when we lived on Oxnard AF Base in California. We lived in the end unit of our building. If I remember correctly, the Browns lived next to us...

Dear Joan and family. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Abbott back in 1977 and it was an honor. My thoughts are with you.

STAND DOWN SOLDIER........MISSION COMPLETE.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

With deepest sympathy, may you have comfort and peace during this time of great loss.

Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace. I do not know the family but grew up in South Jersey in the 60´s and followed the story of Mr. Abbott as a POW.

Joe and Joan were a marvelous couple, exhibiting commitment to their marriage vows and their family. It was so devastating to learn Joe had been taken prisoner, and the long six-year wait for his release. During that time Joan was amazing as she directed her family´s lives, including the huge garden all of them helped to tend. And Joan´s decision to complete the nursing degree, the study of which had been interrupted by her marriage to Joe, not wanting to be separated when Joes...