Formosa 1944 – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Robert Lyle Bacon.

Unit/Placed in, 501st Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium.

Robert is born approx. on 6 Jan. 1920 in Bearden, Tennessee.

Father, Charles E. Bacon.

Mother, Maggie D. (Hamilton) Bacon.

Sister(s), Blanche G. Sherrill P. Mary H. Edna G. Ruth E. and Pollianna Bacon.

Brother(s), William J. and Charles H. Bacon.

Robert enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # 0-765431.

Robert‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

1^st Lt. Melvin R. Bell Pilot

2^nd Lt. Alvin C. McIver Co Pilot

2^nd Lt Robert L. Bacon Bombardier

TSgt. Glenn C. Allen Navigator

SSgt. Alphonse R. Ostachowicz Gunner

SSgt. George A. Harvey Gunner

Robert was KIA while on the Mission to Formosa, they were shot and Hit by Enemy AA Fire and the engine caught fire, they crashed at sea on 20 Feb. 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Davidson Cemetery, Davidson, Tillman County, Oklahoma, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.scmilitarymuseum.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTZN-P4R

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/

Rank and Name, Fire Controlman First Class Homer Anthony.

Unit/Placed in, USS Tang SS-306 (Submarine), United States Navy.

Homer is born approx. on April 6, 1923 in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Father, N. Anthony Anthony.

Mother, Noula Anthony.

Parents born in Greece.

Brother(s), Socrates Anthony.

Homer enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 2448161.

Homer died by (probably) a circular run of their own Torpedo on Oct. 25, 1944, 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.

Homer 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, WW2-Pacific Website.