Press Coverage

July 1945

Abbot didn’t appear often in the news media, but in July 1945 it transported war correspondents of The Associated Press and The New York Times, who were en route to the first bombardment of the Japanese home islands. George E. Jones of The Times wrote about Abbot and its crew, but could not mention its name. Still, the star of the story is obviously Abbot. The PDF version can be read or downloaded here.

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