Rank and Name, Boatwain’s Mate First Class Alexander Carl Abugel.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Boise (CL-47) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Alexander is born in 1915 in Norwich, Connecticut.

Wife, Helen (Taronack) Abugel.

Alexander enlisted the service in Connecticut with service number # 2070846.

Alexader was KIA when they receive Enemy Gunfire that resulted in severe damage and Fire’ during the Battle of Cape Esperance on Okt. 12, 1942, Boatswain’’s Mate First Class Alexander B. Abugel is honored with a  Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to 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/