Categorie: 1941

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class A. J. Scott.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship, United States Navy.

A.J. is born approx. on 1924 in Texas.

Father, Frank Scott.

Mother, Anna Scott.

A.J. enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 3565953.

A.J. was KIA during the Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

A.J. is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

A.J. is buried/mentioned at USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/ussarizonacasualties.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

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

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

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

Website,

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class Manuel Domonic Badilla.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship, United States Navy.

Manuel is born approx. on 16 May 1921 in Long Beach, California.

Father, Manuel Badilla.

Mother, Sally C. (Johnson) Badilla.

Sister(s), Margaret C. Badilla.

Manuel enlisted the service in California with service number # 3821160.

Manuel was KIA during the Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Manuel is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Manuel is also mentioned at USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/ussarizonacasualties.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

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

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

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

Website,

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Rank and Name, Radioman Second Class Walter Howard Backman.

Unit/Placed in, USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Battleship, United States Navy.

Walter is born approx. on 24 April 1919 in Wilton, North Dakota.

Father, August F. Backman.

Mother, Beatrice (Pope) Backman.

Sister(s), Mildred D. and Charlene R. Backman.

Walter enlisted the service in North Dakota with service number # 3285369.

Walter was KIA during the Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Navy Radioman 2nd Class Walter H. Backman’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in 2017. His name is permanently engraved in the World War II “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu memorial.

He is also Mentioned at USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

He has also a Memorial Grave at River Hills Memorial Park, Batavia, Kane County, Illinois, USA.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

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

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

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

Website,

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Navy Radioman 2nd Class Walter H. Backman’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in 2017. His name is permanently engraved in the World War II “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.

Name and Rank, Ensign Andrew Curtis Uhrenholdt.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship, United States Naval Reserve.

James was born approx. on 1920 in Wisconsin.

Father, Jens Uhrenholdt.

Mother, Blanche R. Uhrenholdt.

Sister, Betty Lou (McCombs) Uhrenholdt.

Brother, Russell Uhrenholdt.

Andrew entered  the service from Wisconsin with service number # 0-096391.

Andrew was KIA during the Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

And he is buried at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the Missing.

Andrew is also mentioned at USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

He has a Memorial Grave at Riverside Cemetery, Seeley, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, USA.

Thanks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arizona_Memorial

https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/ussarizonacasualties.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

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

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

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

Website,

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

Andrew was an Ensign (Ensign is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional naval grade, ensign is the most junior line officer rank below the lieutenant grades, usually immediately under lieutenant or lieutenant junior grade.)  in the United States Navy.