Rank; Private Frank J. Acquavia.

Unit/placed; 59th Coast Artillery Regiment.

Frank was born  in 1917 in New York.

Father, Rocco Acquavia.

Mother, Angeline Acquavia.

Parents were born in Italy.

Sisters, Nellie M., Rose, Mary, Nancy, Helen and Janet Acquavia.  

Brother,Pasquale Acquavia .

Frank entered  the Service from Binghamton, New york in Aug. 08, 1940 with servicenumber # 12002837.

Frank J. Acquavia rank/duty was a Private/Bat. H PH Engineer in the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment.

Frank J. Acquavia was Killed in Action defending Philippine soil against the Japanese Occupation on May 10, 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.

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

Thanks to http://concretebattleship.org/slideshow/kuncken/kuncken.htm 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/  Rolland Swank and Terry Hirsch.