Almero, Aguilar Emiliano

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Emiliano Aguilar Almero.

Unit/Placed in, 978^th Signal Service Company.

T/Sgt. was for Transportation to Samara on a secret mission,

But was attacked and sunk by mistake by USS Rowell north of the Philippines on Oct. 3, 1944.

Emiliano is born approx. on Aug. 10, 1910 in Milagros, Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Emiliano enlisted the service in California with service number # 39838277.

Emiliano was KIA on transport to Samara by mistake attacked and sunk by the USS Rowell on Oct. 3, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Service Unit Plaque Award, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-seawolf-197.htm

http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/almero-e-a.htm

http://navsource.org/archives/08/pdf/0819733.pdf

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