Categorie: Tarawa 1943

Rank and Name, Corporal Robert John Brand.

Unit/Placed in, Headquarters 2^nd Battalion, 2^nd Marines.

Robert is born approx. on Aug. 9, 1921 in Wisconsin.

Father, John N. Brand.

Mother, Caroline F. (Stieber) Brand.

Sister, Mary Ann Brand.

Brothers, Joseph and James Brand.

Robert enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # 346616.

Robert was KIA on the beach when his LVT got under fire on Nov. 20, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

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  Air-Force, 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/

Rank and Name, Sergeant Myron Lane Abbott.

Unit/Placed in on, 1^st Bat (D-Comp) 2^nd Marines, Marine Corps.

Myron is born in 1918 in Hinckley, Utah.

Father, William L. Abbott.

Mother, Netty M. (Theobald) Abbott.

Myron enlisted the service in Utah with serial # 307212.

Myron was KIA on fights over Betio, Gilbert Island on Sep. 22, 1943, Sergeant Myron L. Abbott is honored with a  Purple Heart with 2 Stars, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Presidential unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 Stars and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://tarawaontheweb.org/ ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html   and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Randolph Allen.

Unit/Placed in, (Comp.F) 2^nd Battalion 2^nd Marines, United States Marine Corps.

Randolph is born on March 24, 1924 in Kentucky.

Father, George B. Allen.

Mother, Susie (Smith) Allen.

Sisters, Annette, Hester J. Sallie M. Wilma B. Frances E. and Madie K. Allen.

Randolph enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 344151.

Joseph was KIA during the landing on the Island Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in the attempt to secure the island against the Japanese on Nov. 20, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Randolph was first buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing, but his remains were recovered, so his final resting-place now is Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

Thanks to https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usmc/2-2.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, Private First Class Jack Benson Van Zandt.

Unit/Placed in, 1^st Battalion (A-Comp.) 6^th Marines, Marine Corps.

Jack is born on Oct. 8, 1922 in Danville, Illinois.

Father, George W. Van Zandt.

Mother, Blance M. (Youngblood) Van Zandt.

Sister, Alleen and Lois Van Zandt.

Brother, George L. Van Zandt.

Jack enlisted the service in Indiana with service number # 398856.

Jack was KIA inland of Tarawa destroying Japanese Fortifications in a fierce Combat on Oct. 22, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at, Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA.

Thanks to https://www.6thmarines.marines.mil/ 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/