Categorie: 1942

Rank and Name,First Lieutenant Thomas Hubert Akarman.

Unit/Placed in,436th Bomber Squadron, 7^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Thomas is born on Aug. 6, 1917 in Brigatine, NewJersey.

Father, Thomas B. Akarman.

Mother, Edith Akarman.

Sister, Edith E. Akarman.

Brother, John N. Akarman.

Thomas enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 0-436665.

Thomas was KIA on the mission, the plane did not returned and never contacted  on, Nov. 29, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Thomas crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were;

1^st Lt. Thomas H. Akarman Pilot

1^st Lt. Robert A. Glaesman Navigator

1^st Lt. Harry H. Burkhardt Bombardier

1^st Lt. Frank R. Verduseo Co Pilot

T/Sgt. Thomas H. Forman Top Turret Gunner

T/Sgt. Maurice W. Robinson Engineer

T/Sgt. Howell F. Davis Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Ernest W. Schofield Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Russell M. Burkett Tail Gunner

Maybe because 1 man less the mixed up the positions on-board the plane.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_7th_bomb_gp-3.html 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/ 

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Raymond L. Adair.

Unit/Placed in on, 36^th Bomber Squadron, 28^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Raymond is born in 1919 in, Washington.

Father, Arthur J. Adair.

Mother, Lyle Adair.

Raymond enlisted the service in California with service number # 0-431834.

Raymond died probably when crashed due to bad weather on Aug. 28, 1942,  is honored with a  Purple Heart, Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Raymond’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were;

1^st Lt. Albert J. Wilsley Pilot

1^st Lt. Raymond L. Adair Pikot

2^nd Lt. Charles N. Cooper Navigator

2^nd Lt. John W. Sheppard Bombardier

Corp. Paul W. Lynden unknown

Pvt Charles W. Kantner unknown

Pvt. Rudolf N. Glesnevich unknown

Pvt. Harold W. Knutson unknown

Pvt. Donald W. Brown unknown

Raymond is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/28th_Bombardment_Group.html 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/