Alvidrez, Frederick (Subiate)

Rank and Name, Private Frederick (Subiate) Alvidrez.

Unit/Placed in, 93^rd Bomber Squadron, 19^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Probably servicemen in the supporting units of the BGs were captured when the Japanese invaded. Many others just went missing as the men retreated to Bataan before being killed or captured. He is not listed as a POW, so was probably never captured but just went missing in 1941-1942 retreat. So his date is one off declared dead.

Frederick is born approx. on March 2, 1923 in Los Angeles, California.

Father, Aaron Alvidrez.

Mother, Levera (Subiate) Alvidrez.

Parents born in Mexico.

Frederick enlisted the service in California with service number # 19003060.

Frederick was Missing on Sept. 2, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/19th_Bombardment_Group.html

https://www.littlerock.af.mil/News/History/19th-Bombardment-Group-BG/

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/