Atkins, Harold T.

Rank and Name, First Sergeant Harold T. Atkins.

Unit/Placed in, 670th Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battery.

 

Harold was a passenger on a flight to replace personal, it was done with a B-24d “Weezie” that was transferred from the 90^th Bomber group to Combat Replacement Training Center, and it was on Ferry Transport to Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, with 3 Crewmembers and 18 Passengers and never Arrived.  

 

Harold is born approx. on 1921.

Brother(s), Turner Atkins.

 

Harold enlisted the service in Montana with service number # 19018763.

 

Harold‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24  were,

2^nd Lt.          Robert E. Allred                Pilot

2^nd Lt..         Raymond J. Geis Jr.           Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Keith T. Holm                   Navigator

 

Pfc.              Carlin E. Loop                   Passenger

1^e Sgt.          Harold T. Atkins                Passenger

Capt.            Charles R. Barnard            Passenger

2nd Lt.         Stanley G. Gross                Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Charles R. Steiner              Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Melvin E. Walker               Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Emory C. Young                Passenger

1e Sgt.         Weldon W. Frasier             Passenger

S/Sgt.           Thomas J. Carpenter Jr.     Passenger

S/Sgt.           William R. Sharke              Passenger

S/Sgt.           Frank Ginter                    Passenger

S/Sgt.           John J. Stasekowski           Passenger

S/Sgt.           Robert J. Thompson           Passenger

Sgt.              Clint P. Butler                  Passenger

Sgt.              Stanley C. Lawrence          Passenger

Sgt.              Charles R. Samples             Passenger

Tec4.            Joseph E. Machorek           Passenger

Cpl.              Joseph B. Mattem              Passenger

 

Harold died when the Plane never arrived his destination on 22 March 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Harold was first buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

His remains were recovered, not known where he is reburied, presumably with his Parents.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, Foster County, North Dakota, 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

Website,

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com