Arsics, Michael George

Rank and Name, Electrician’s Mate First Class Michael George Arsics.

Unit/Placed in, USS Princeton (CVL-23) Carrier, United States Navy.

Michael is born approx. on 1905 in Budapest, Hungary.

Spouse, Lilian B. Arsics.

Michael enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 7085054.

Michael was KIA during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, when the USS Princeton was bombed by a Japanese dive bomber, on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, 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.

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

Walls 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