Name and Rank, Second Lieutenant Adolphus Dabrauskos.
Unit/Placed in, Ship’s Complement, San Francisco Port of Embark, (SS John Straub) United States Army.
The Transportation Corps
The Transportation Corps is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. Its motto is “Spearhead of Logistics,” and it is currently the third smallest branch of the Army.
Adolphus was born approx. on May 29, 1921 in Massachusetts.
Father, Joseph Dabrauskos.
Mother, Anna Dasbraukos.
Brother, George Dabraukos.
Adolphus entered the service from Massachusetts with service number # 11009070.
Adolphus Dabrauskos was a 2nd. Lieutenant onboard the Libertyship SS John Straub .
Adolphus died non Battle when the Liberty ship SS John Straub got hit by (Act of War Torpedo or Mine) on, April 19, 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Adolphus is buried at Honolulu Memorial , Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
Thanks to https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137543
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
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
