Categorie: Samar 1944

Rank and Name, Yeoman Second Class Charles Tanner Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Hoel (DD-533) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.

Charles is born on Oct. 12, 1924 in Red River County, Texas.

Father, Charles P. Allen.

Mother, Martha Allen.

Sisters, Mary E. and Charlotte Allen.

Charles enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 616402.

Charles was KIA when the USS Hoel as Escort in “Taffy 3” was attacked by the Japanese Battleship Kongo who sunk her at the Battle off Samar on Oct. 25, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/533.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/Name, Torpedoman’s Mate Third Class Henry Kenneth Adcock.

Unit/placed on, USS Johnston (DE-557) Destroyer, United States Navy.

Henry was born  on 1927 in Stephen County, Arkansas.

Father, Willia W. Adcock.

Mother, Mattie Adcock.

Henry entered  the service from Arkansas with service-number # 6308785.

Henry was KIA  when his Ship Sunk in the Battle off Sumar, on Oct 25, 1944,  is honored with a  Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to  http://destroyerhistory.org/fletcherclass/ussjohnston/ 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, Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Robin Etheridge Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Gambier Bay (CLE-73) Carrier, United States Navy.

Robin is born 1920 in Newport, Tennessee.

Father, Isaac Allen.

Mother, Lottie Allen.

Siblings, No Record Available.

Robin enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number # 6406008.

Robin was KIA after the USS Gambier Bay being shot by several Japanese Navy during the Battle off Samar heavenly damaged it Sunk on Oct. 25, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Robin 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 Union Cemetery Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.

Thanks to http://www.bosamar.com/ 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, Fire Controlman Third Class Norman Eston Addington Jr.

Unit/placed in, USS Hoel (DD-533) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve .

Norman was born  on May. 23, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.

Father, Norman E. Addington.

Mother,Aleta G. (Van Dyk) Addington .

Sister, Helen J. Addington.  

Norman entered  the Service from Michigan with service-number # 3124822.

Norman was KIA when the ship got several hits and Sunk at the Battle off Samar, Philippines, on Oct. 25, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Norman 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/05/533.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/