Alwine, Samuel V.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Samuel V. Alwine.

Unit/Placed in, 96st Headquarters, 5303^rd Combat Troops.

Names of 2764 US Military Personnel Still Unrecovered in China-Burma-India Theater of World War II

2nd Lt. Samuel V. Alwine, Headquarters 5303rd Combat Troops, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Samuel is born approx. on Aug. 22, 1917 in West Moreland County, Pennsylvania.

Father, Samuel V. Alwine.

Mother, Mary E. (Potts) Alwine.

Sister(s), Elenor E. Alwine.

Samuel enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 1294696.

Samuel was found dead on Dec. 14, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Samuel is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://books.google.nl/books?id=wBiXDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT226&lpg=PT226&dq=5303rd+combat+troops&source=bl&ots=QDodY7dxf3&sig=ACfU3U0cv8caXhW_jRPgNqg300lmipKhwA&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP5_zw8ObjAhVSLFAKHcEpC4gQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=5303rd%20combat%20troops&f=false

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com