Rank and Name, Fireman Second Class Roy Robert Anspach.
Unit/Placed in, USS Monaghan (DD-354) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.
Roy is born approx. on Nov. 1, 1921 in Bernville, Pennsylvania.
Father, Robert S. Anspach.
Mother, Anne E. (Klopp) Anspach.
Sister(s), Katharine E. Mary E. Sarah K. Margaret A. and Pearl M. Anspach.
Brother(s), Harry, John J. and Richard I. Anspach.
Roy enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 9230126.
Roy died when the USS Monaghan got foundered in Typhoon Cobra on Dec. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Roy 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.
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/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
