Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Percy J. Archdale.
Unit/Placed in, Headquarters Company, Sixth Army.
Percy was a passenger on a flight from United Airlines Transport Corps, that crashed
near Kanton Island, Kiribati no survivors.
Percy is born approx. on 1916.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Boarder, Percy J. Archdale.
Percy enlisted the service in Arizona with service number # 38002392.
Percy ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-87 were,
Crew;
Civilian Christopher V. Pickup Pilot
Civilian Roger H. Moninger Co Pilot
Civilian Grant L. Jud Navigator
Civilian Edward J. Adams Engineer
Civilian Paul F. Carlson Radio Operator
Col. Ralph F. Love Passenger
Col. John Dibble Passenger
Lt. Col. Powhatan M. Morton Passenger
Lt. Col. John W. Pitman Jr. Passenger
Lt. Col. William H. Banche Passenger
Major James J. Gleason Passenger
Major Clark W. Mayne Passenger
2nd Lt. Gerald H. Levine Passenger
Cwo. Alexander E. Dale Passenger
Wojg. Charles J. Hickman Passenger
MSgt. Kendall M. Taylor Passenger
TSgt. Felix M. Padkowski Passenger
SSgt. Charles W. Cotton Passenger
Sgt. Percy J. Archdale Passenger
Sgt. Robert Lambie Passenger
Sgt. Alfred B. Collandar Passenger
Percy died when the plane crashed near Kanton Island on Feb. 7, 1943, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Percy is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts 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
