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Japanese American Military Experience Database

Harry F. Abe, Dr.

Gender
Male
Birth date
1915-09-03
Place of birth
Seattle WA, USA
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat/sup
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, Medical Detachment
Military specialty
Combat Medic
Stationed
Other Countries: France; Italy
Unit responsibility
Infantry
Personal responsibility
Combat medic
Additional information
Residence: Bay Shore, Long Island, NY. After attending Marquette Medical School in Wisconsin, internship and residency at St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, he practiced family medicine for 45 years on Long Island. He was Director Emeritus, Department of Family Practice, St. Joseph's Hospital, Bethpage, NY. He was a lifetime member of Nassau County Medical Society, NY State Medical Society, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association and served as county delegate to the NY State Medical Society. He was a lifetime member of "Go For Broke" National Veterans Association, Governor Emeritus of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles and Charter Board Member as well as Senior Advisor to National Japanese American Memorial Foundation in Washington, DC.
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