Categorie: Places Unknown 1942

Rank and Name, Electrician´s Mate Second Class Wallace Marshall Albertson.

Unit/placed in, USS Langley(CV-1) ) (Seaplane Tender) Carrier, United States Navy.

Wallace was born  on Sep. 20, 1919 in Mathews County, Virginia.

Father, Lee Albertson.

Mother, Pearl M. (Marshall) Albertson.

Sisters, Pauline and Catharine Albertson.  

Brother, Harry Albertson.

Wallace entered  the Service from Virginia with service number # 2659230.

Wallace was KIA  when the ship was attacked and bombed and Sunk by the Japanese Navy, on Feb. 27, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/01.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/ 

Rank and Name,  Chief Storekeeper Curtis Adcock.

Unit/placed in,  USS Langley (CV-1) Carrier, United States Navy.

Curtis was born  in Tennessee.

Mother,Bedie (Brantton) Adcock .

Sister and Brothers, unknown.

Curtis entered  the Service from Alabama with service-number # 2717259.

Curtis was KIA  when the ship and the Escorts were attacked by several Japanese planes near Australia, on Feb. 27, 1942, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/shipprofiles/p/usslangley.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/ 

Rank and Name, Carpenter Mate Second Class Charles Howard Abrahams.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Hornet (CV-8) Carrier, United States Navy.

Charles is born in 1922 in Schaghticoke, New York.

Father, Charles H. Abrams.

Mother, Bertha M. Abrams.

Charles enlisted the U.S.Navy in New York with service number # 2235685.

Stanley was KIA when the Ship was hit by 3 Bombs and shot a Aichi Dive Bomber who crashed on the Deck, meanwhile it was hit by 2 Torpedoes from a Nakajima plane and a other Crash on the bow, 1 day later it was severally damaged and Sunk on Oct. 26, 1942, Carpenter Mate Second Class Charles H. Abrams is honored with a  Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to https://www.its.caltech.edu/~drmiles/cv-8.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, Second Lieutenant Isidore Alfred.

Unit/Placed in, Air Corps (Assigned to 9^th Bombardement Squadron, 7^th Bombardment Group.

Isidore is born in 1915 New York.

Father, Jacob Alfred.

Mother, Rose Alfred.

Both Parents from Russia.

Brother, Martin Alfred.

Isidore enlisted the service in New York City with service number # 12026032.

Isidore’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1^st Lt. William J. Prichard  Pilot

2^nd Lt. W. T. Morgan                    Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Isodore Alfred                   Navigator

2^nd Lt. F. O. Luscombar                Bombardier

S/Sgt. Raymond P. Legault          Engineer

Pvt.    Joseph Hines                    Top Turret Gunner

Pvt.    Ignatius Barron                 Radio Operator/Waist Gunner

Pvt.    Horace Salmon                  Tail Gunner

Isidore was KIA during the Mission when the plane was attacked by Japanese Fighters, the plane blew up and crashed in sea on Feb. 8, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Silver Star Medal, Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2471.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 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/