Bachman, John Nicholas

Rank and Name, Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class John Nicholas Bachman.

Unit/Placed in, USS Franklin (CV-13) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

John is born approx. on 30 Oct. 1922 in Slatington, Pennsylvania.

Father, Walter J. Bachman.

Mother, Olive (Roberts) Bachman.

Sister(s), Frances J. and Phillys R. Bachman.

John enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 6517906.

John was KIA when the USS Franklin was bombed by a Japanese Air Plane on March 19, 1945, 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.

John is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to, https://ussfranklin.org/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMV1-MK3

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

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

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

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