Rank and Name, Radarman Second  Class Victor Emanuel Abate.

Unit/Placid in, USS Franklin (VC-13) Carrier, United States Naval    Reserve.

Victor was born  in New York.

Father, Rosario Abate.

Mother, Annuciato Abate.

Both born in Italy.

Victor entered  the service from New York with serial # 8104588.

Victor E. Abate was Killed in Action on board the USS Franklin, when attacked by a Kamikaze, on March 19, 1945, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.

Victor is buried at Honolulu Memorial ,Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to  http://www.historynet.com/uss-franklin-struck-by-a-japanese-dive-bomber-during-world-war-ii Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/