Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Jasper B. Armstrong.
Unit/Placed in, 375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Jasper is born approx. on 1922 in Texas.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Jasper enlisted the service in Louisiana with service number # 14033665.
Jasper ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Raymond S. Throgmorton Pilot
F/O. Leroy J. Zalusky Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Glenn C. Streeter Navigator
2nd Lt. Robert W. Young Bombardier
T/Sgt. Jasper B. Armstrong Engineer
T/Sgt. Hans G. Hansen Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Robert J. Morrison Radar Observer
Jasper was KIA when the (presumably) were shot by Anti-Aircraft on Sep. 17, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Jasper is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Fisher United Methodist Church, Cemetery, Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA.
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
