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Carl Abbenseth 1917 - 1986

Carl Herbert Abbenseth of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on October 1, 1917, and died at age 68 years old in August 1986 in San Antonio.

Carl Herbert Abbenseth

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78213

October 1, 1917

August 1986

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 78213, United States

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October 1, 1917

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Carl had a natural ability to take things apart, figure out how they worked, fix them if they needed it, and put them back together. His aunt once wrote this story in a letter: Upon hearing that she would be coming for a visit, Carl's mother asked him what he would do when his aunt came. He replied that he planned to take the engine out of his truck and rebuild it on the kitchen table. This illustrates both his talent for mechanics and his rather dry sense of humor. Carl joined the armed forces on Dec. 7, 1941. He served in the Flying Tigers under Maj. General Claire Lee Chennault. He would say that he "flew the hump" but would not talk much about the war. The Flying Tigers had a secret mission that has not been totally reveled even to this day. Carl was a raido operator on the aircraft and may have also used his mechanic skills there. After the war, he worked for Slick Airways in San Antonio, Texas. Carl loved both airplanes and San Antonio. He lived there for the rest of his life. He built a house at 113 Foxhall Lane. It stood for more than 60 years. When Slick Airways went out of business, Carl took a job at Eastern Airlines. He worked there as a mechanic for almost 30 years. Eastern went out of business a few years after Carl died. Carl was always building things or restoring old cars. He was a hard worker and passionate about what he did. But I think his first and best passion was fishing. He was happiest on the lake or river, casting for a catch. On one of his trips to Alaska, he went on salmon fishing expedition and caught a nice big salmon. The picture of him and his fish is was a treasured momento for him.
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1986

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August 1986

Death date

Multiple Myeloma

Cause of death

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78213, United States
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Carl Abbenseth lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.

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In 1917, in the year that Carl Abbenseth was born, Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was convicted and executed as a German spy. Since Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, was a citizen of the Netherlands (which remained neutral in World War 1), she could travel freely in Europe. Her travels (and her romantic entanglements) raised suspicion and she was arrested by the French and found guilty. There is still controversy about her guilt although her name has become synonymous with a seductive female spy.

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In 1932, he was merely 15 years old when on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

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