1942 – Pagina 71 – ww2 Pacific

Abarrientos, Juan

Rank and Name, Civilian Juan Abarrientos.

Unit/Placed in on, Civilian.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

He resorted to fight as Soldier and was among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Juan Abarrientos became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Juan is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Juan died as a POW in Camp No Record on Sep. 18, 1943, Civilian Juan Abarrientos is honored with No Record.

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

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/ Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

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

Adams, Joseph A.

Rank/Name, Captain Joseph A. Adams.

Unit/placed, Philippine Motor Transport Depot.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The Philipinne Motor Depot resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Capt. Joseph A. Adams became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Cabanatuan, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Joseph was born in 1899 in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

Father, Joseph A. Adams, Mother, Cora (Flowers) Adams.

Wife, Elizabeth E. (Busang) Adams, Son, Robert L. Adams.

Joseph entered the Service from Pennsylvania with service number # o-290240.

Joseph died in Camp Cabanatuan as a POW on Sept. 17, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Joseph 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/ Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

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

Abbott, Alvin Spaulding

Rank and Name, Captain Alvin Spaulding Abbott.

Unit/Placed in on, Headquarters, Special Troops, Philippine Scouts.

Bataan Death March

Alvin S. Abbott became a POW(April 9, 1942) an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March (70.000 pows), Many walked this march and many died (aprox.600, lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps in Bataan and died on April 30, 1942.

Alvin is born in 1915 in Connecticut.

Father, Dudley C. Abbott.

Mother, Olive (Spaulding) Abbott.

Alvin enlisted the service in Nebraska with serial # 0-338639.

Alvin died of No Record, after the Bataan Death March on April 30, 1942, Captain Alvin Abbott is honored with a POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

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/ Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

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

Alexander, Earnest E.

Alexander, Ernest R.

Rank; Second Lieutenant (Pilot P-51) Earnest R. Alexander.

Unit/placed; V Fighter Command (Far Eastern Air Force).

March 11, 1945 he was turned over to the Japanese.

Bataan Death March

(April 9, 1942)

Lieutenant Earnest R. Alexander became a POW an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March (70.000 pow), Many walked this march and many died (aprox.600, lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps and was send to Camp no record, and became part of a work detail.

Eastern was born in 1923 in Oklahoma.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Eastern entered Army Air Force in Dallas with serial # 18082768.

Earnest R. Alexander died as a POW in Cp. unknown, on June 6, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, POW Medal, American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Eastern R. Alexander is mentioned/buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial,
Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Tablets of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_Bombardment_Group.htmlJean 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.

Martin, Andrew Martin

Rank and Name, Storekeeper Third Class Andrew Martin Martin.

Unit/Placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, .

Andrew is born approx. 1922 in San Diego, California.

Parents and Siblings, no record available.

Andrew enlisted the service in California with service number # 3760398.

Andrew was KIA when the USS Perth and USS Houston were surrounded by Japanese Destroyers who fired some torpedo’s, they evaded them but in Battle of Sunda Strait they both Sunk on March 1, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Distinguished Unit Citation, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.usshouston.org/ Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html AirForce, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

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

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

Hendriks Webdesign, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Adams, Richard Lee

Rank/Name, Seaman Second Class Richard Lee Adams.

Unit/placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Richard was born in 1921 in Illinois.

Mother, Dorothy (Gullier) Adams .

Richard entered the Service from Illinois with service # 3372074.

Richard was KIA when the USS Houston and the HMAS Perth went against the Japanese Fleet at the Battle of Sunda Strait and Sunk on March 1, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific , Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://usshouston.org/ 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/

Allen, Harold Raymond

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Harold Raymond Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Harold is born on April 17, 1918 in Greene County, Indiana.

Father, Ray O. Allen.

Mother, Ruby C. Allen.

Sisters, Helen E. Martha L. Anna m. and Mary M. Allen.

Harold enlisted the service in Arizona with service number # 3814122.

Harold died of his wounds sustained when the ship was under attak from a kamikaze on Feb. 4, 1942, he is honored with a Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls 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/

Allen, Roy Richard

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Roy Richard Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Roy is born on Jan. 26, 1922 in Ohio.

Parents and Siblings, no record available.

Roy enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 2833377.

Roy was KIA when the USS Houston was attacked and severe damaged in the Battle of Sunda Strait got hit by a torpedo and Sunk on March 1, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Distinguished unit Citation, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

His remains are discovered and his final resting place now is at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html AirForce, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

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

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

Hendriks Webdesign, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Allen, Harper Basil

Rank and Name, Seaman First Class Harper Basil Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Harper is born 1918 in South Carolina.

Father, Therry Allen.

Mother, Eloise Allen.

Sister, Joel Allen.

Brothers, Sevil John C. and Preston Allen.

Harper enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 2233991.

Harper was KIA when the USS Houston was attacked by Japanese Destroyers and sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait on March 1, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.usshouston.org/ 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/

Albrecht, Edwin Adrian

Rank and Name, Private First Class Edwin Adrian Albrecht.

Unit/placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Marine Corps.

Edwin was born on Sep. 8, 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Father, John Albrecht.

Mother, Anna (Polak) Albrecht.

Parents born in Czechoslovakia.

Sister, Jennie Albrecht.

Brother, Frank Albrecht.

Edwin entered the Service from Illinois with service number # 293086.

Edwin was KIA during the Battle of Sunda Strait when the ship was Sunk, on March 1, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.usshouston.org/ 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/ Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

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