Rank and Name, Private First Class Bert Arnold.
Unit/Placed in, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division “Tropic Lightning”.
Bert is born approx. on Jan. 5, 1915 in Monteray, Iowa.
Father, Thomas J. Arnold.
Mother, Suzanna V. (Johnson) Arnold.
Sister(s), Irene L. Marie O. Lula M. Vivian P. Margurete and Carrie V. Arnold.
Brother(s), T A. Samuel W. and Raymond E. Arnold.
Spouse, Fern M. (Paris) Arnold.
Son, Bert LaVerne Arnold.
Bert enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # 37674933.
Bert died of his wounds sustained during the fights with the Japanese over the Luzon Plains (Putlan) on March 21, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Bert is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
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
