Dewey Edson Abel

Major, United States Air Force (Retired)

March 22, 1925 - April 10, 1998

Family
Dewey and Betty
Dewey
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Aircraft
Fairchild C-119J

Military
Air OP's School
Captain Abel
Lt. Abel
Pilot Abel
Pilot and Crew

Poetry & Quotes
High Flight
Quotes

Miscellaneous
Guest Book
Army Air Corps

He left in this world his wife of 53 Years, Betty Carter Abel of Miami, a brother, Floyd of Seymour Indiana, a sister, Jean of Seymour, a son, Dewey Carter Abel of Miami, and two daughters, Jane Ellen Abel of Miami and Helen Abel Samples of Tavernier, and a grandson, Shawn Edward Samples of Seattle, Washington.

Born in 1925 to Zora and George Abel in the town of Shoals, Indiana.

He was a graduate of Shields High School in Seymour Indiana. This was where he started dating Miss Betty Lou Carter, also of Seymour. They were married in 1945.

He joined the Army Air Corps in ???? to become a pilot. After WWII, he was discharged and returned to Seymour.

He was recalled to active service during the Korean War and never left again till retirement. He was transfered to England in the late 1950's, taking Betty and the children with him. When they returned to the States in 196? he was stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.

Upon retirement in 1968, he was hired by Florida Power and Light. As soon as he was hired, the Union went on strike. It was not Dewey's nature to strike and he continued to show up for work until threats against his his family forced him to stay out. He retired from Florida Power and Light in 1988.

Always an avid fisherman, he would spend days out on the deep blue waters of the Gulfstream in search of fish. I personally think that as far as he was concerned, it could never get to rough to go fishing.

Family Pictures
Of the whole Dewey Abel family.

Fairchild C-119
One of the types of planes that Dewey flew

Military Pictures
Pictures of Dewey during his Military Career.