Rank and Name, Seaman First Class Harold Edward Archer.
Unit/Placed in, USS Mount Hood (AE-11) Ammunition Ship, United States Naval Reserve.
Harold is born approx. on 1925 in Maine.
Father, Harry E. Archer.
Mother, Elsie M. (Pendexter) Archer.
Sister(s), Phillis Archer.
Brother(s), Wilford Archer.
Harold enlisted the service in Maine with service number # 8234125.
Harold died when the ammunition onboard the USS Mount Hood exploded on Nov. 10, 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.
Harold is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/AE-11.html
http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2007/pages/nov/10_uss_mt_hood_ae_11.htm
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
