Researching Ira Abbott
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ira Abbott and the Abbott Family Tree
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Ira Abbott
Ira H. Abbott (July 18, 1906 – November 3, 1988) was an American aerospace engineer. A graduate of MIT, Abbott worked for Langley Aeronautical Laboratory in 1929. He was a Director of Aeronautical and Space Research at NASA during the middle of the twentieth century and before that was employed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Abbott supervised the X-15, supersonic transport, nuclear rocket and advanced reentry programs. He retired in 1962. As Assistant Director of NACA, Abbott was decisive in keeping Ames Research Center focused on research instead of moving into operations during the development of the proposed Orbiting Astronomical Observatory in 1960. In recognition for his "outstanding contributions" to airfoil research and his leadership, he was inducted into the first round of the NACA/NASA Hall of Fame on August 13, 2015.
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Ira Coray Abbott
Ira Coray Abbott was named captain of the 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment on May 1, 1861. He left the active service voluntarily on August 7, 1861 but re-entered on September 12, 1861. He was promoted to Major on April 28, 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel on August 30, 1862. Abbott commanded the regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862 where he was wounded. He was promoted to colonel on March 18, 1863. At the Battle of Gettysburg the regiment was attached to the brigade of Colonel William S. Tilton; which faced the Confederate attack in the area of Stony Sill on July 2, 1863. On March 13, 1865 Abbott received a brevet promotion to brigadier general for "bravery and meritorious service during the war."
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Other names that sound a bit like Abbott
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