Babalos, Jimmy Nick – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Coxwain Jimmy Nick Babalos.

Unit/Placed in, USS LST(H)-242, United States Naval Reserve.

Following World War II USS LST(H)-242 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 13 October 1945 to 10 February 1946.

USS LST-242 was predesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-242, 15 September 1945.

Jimmy is born on 13 February 1924 in Texas.

Mother, Frances Sklimbus.

Jimmy enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 6166345.

Jimmy died when the USS LST(H)-242 got hit by an circling torpedo off Naples, Italy on 2 December 1943, he is honored with a Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

Jimmy was first buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.

Walls of the missing.

And on 4 April 1949 on his Parents request reburial at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.

Thanks to, https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?180287

https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160242.htm

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G6QX-RYL

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org