Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Robert Benjamin Aplin.
Unit/Placed in, 387th Bomber Squadron, 312th Bomber Group (Light).
Robert is born approx. on 1913 in Wisconsin.
Father, Royal M. Aplin.
Mother, Evelyn J. (Kennedy) Aplin.
Robert enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # 36223650.
Robert died in a non Battle accident on the airfield on June 3, 1945, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Robert is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.
Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/312th_Bombardment_Group.html
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
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
