Bachor, August J. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant August J. Bachor.

Unit/Placed in, Headquarters Squadron, V Air Service Command.

August is born approx. on 1917 in New York.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

August enlisted the service in New York with service number # 32225289.

August‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

Lt. Col. Walter P. Piehl Pilot

Captain Alan C. Attebery Co Pilot

TSgt. Edgar W. Elseman Crew Captain

SSgt. Cortez A. Beal Engineer

SSgt. Henry Y. Willis Radio Operator

Major Robert H. Barnes Passenger

Major V. De F. Henriques Passenger

Captain Russell G. Helmer Passenger

Captain Fred J. Lewis Passenger

Captain Paul V. Mc Knight Passenger

Captain Wendell J. Root Passenger

1^st Lt. Winton D. Witmer Passenger

2^nd Lt. John C. Campbell Passenger

2^nd Lt. Roland J. Hickey Passenger

WOJG. Dawnson J. Hutchinson Passenger

SSgt. August J. Bachor Passenger

Sgt. William R. Ray Passenger

Corporal Noel L. Lowe Passenger

Pfc. Clyde H. Hopkins Passenger

August died because the plane never arrived on Tadji Airfield, they think the disappearance was unknown, but reported to be either enemy anti-aircraft fire or navigational circumstance on 8 Aug. 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2464.html

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

National Historian