Categorie: Philippine Campaign 1945

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Robert Gage Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 462^nd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (D-Battery).

Robert is born on Dec. 10, 1923 in Donora, Pennsylvania.

Father, Clarence Allen.

Mother, Marjorie Allen.

Sister, Joan Allen.

Robert enlisted the service in Delaware with service number # 1176533.

Robert was KIA during the Fights for Liberation at Corregidor on Feb. 13, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, 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.

Thanks to http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/462/462.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 Henry C. Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 128^th Infantry Regiment, 32^nd Infantry Division ”Red Arrow”.

Henry is born 1914 in Canada.

Father, Henry Allen.

Mother, Agnes Allen.

Born in Scotland.

Henry enlisted the service in California with service number # 1299733.

Henry was KIA Fighting a Japanese counter attack on the Villa Verde Trail , Luzon on March 30, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.32nd-division.org/ 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 Ross J. Alexander.

Unit/Placed in,128th Infantry Regiment, 32^nd Infantry Division“Red Arrow“.

Ross is born in 1915 in Nebraska.

Father, Isaac A. Alexander.

Mother, Mary W. Alexander.

Wife, Esther D. (Thille) Alexander.

Ross enlisted the service in Nebraska with service number # O-355722.

Ross was KIA during the fights over Hill 505 in Luzon on April 10, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Action Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to  http://www.32nd-division.org/history/32hist.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,First Lieutenant Dwayne Westling Alder.

Unit/Placed in,11th Field Artillery Regiment, 11^th Philippine Division.

Dwayne is born on April 7, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Father, Walter H. Alder.

Mother, Wilhelmine M. (Westling) Alder.

Sister, Helen M. Alder.

Wife, Mary S. (Dunoskovic) Alder.

Dwayne enlisted the service in Utah with service number # O-364807.

Dwayne died in Luzon, defending Philippine soil against the Japanese on Jan. 24 1945, he is honored with a Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memory Grave at , Memory Grove Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

Thanks to 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 Primo B. Abarquez Jr.

Unit/Placed in on, 88^th Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Primo is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

 Primo enlisted the U.S.Army in the Philippines with serial # 6739728.

Primo was KIA died defending Philippine soil against the Japanese on Feb. 9, 1944, Private Primo B. Aberquez Jr. is honored with a  Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to 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,  Fireman First Class Howard Lucas Adkins.

Unit/placed on,  USS California (BB-44) Battle Ship, United States Navy.

Howard was born  on Dec. 3, 1921 in Goodwill, Mercer County, West Virginia.

Father, Thomas M. Adkins.

Mother, Beulah V. (Gold) Adkins.

Sisters, Katherine I. and Lilian K. Adkins.  

Brother, Earnest I. Adkins.

Howard entered  the Service from West Virginia with service number # 2661932.

Howard was KIA when the USS California got hit by torpedoes in Pearl Harbour on Dec.7, 1941,  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.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/44a.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/