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A. Robert Abboud - Korean War

Robert A. Abboud was an infantry lieutenant serving in Korea with the 1st Marine Division from 1952 to 1953, during the closing days of the war. Lieutenant Abboud saw action in the western sector of the frontline, specifically at the Hook, the Nevada Complex, the Three Fingers and Bunker Hill, and served with Lieutenant Allen Dulles, son of Eisenhower's CIA director.

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Allen Dulles

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The interviews with Allen Dulles and Joan Talley, part of the Veterans Remember - Korea project


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Company officers of Baker Co., 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division in 1952. Front row, kneeling are Buzz Renshaw and Bob Abboud. In the back are lieutenants Dixie Howell, Bud Walters, Captain Barrett and LT Bob Berke.

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Unknown

When:
1952

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Narrator's photo



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