Arnold, Theodore Samuel

Rank and Name, Painter Third Class Theodore Samuel Arnold.

Unit/Placed in, Construction Battalion 26.

Theodore is born approx. on 1905.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Theodore enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 6227670.

Theodore was KIA when they were unloading two ships with supplies aboard when they were attacked by kamikaze’s off Koli Point on, 7 April, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Theodore is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, 26th Naval Construction Battalion (1942-1943) [PDF, 8.5 MB]

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