Rank and Name,First Lieutenant Thomas Hubert Akarman.

Unit/Placed in,436th Bomber Squadron, 7^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Thomas is born on Aug. 6, 1917 in Brigatine, NewJersey.

Father, Thomas B. Akarman.

Mother, Edith Akarman.

Sister, Edith E. Akarman.

Brother, John N. Akarman.

Thomas enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 0-436665.

Thomas was KIA on the mission, the plane did not returned and never contacted  on, Nov. 29, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Thomas crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were;

1^st Lt. Thomas H. Akarman Pilot

1^st Lt. Robert A. Glaesman Navigator

1^st Lt. Harry H. Burkhardt Bombardier

1^st Lt. Frank R. Verduseo Co Pilot

T/Sgt. Thomas H. Forman Top Turret Gunner

T/Sgt. Maurice W. Robinson Engineer

T/Sgt. Howell F. Davis Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Ernest W. Schofield Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Russell M. Burkett Tail Gunner

Maybe because 1 man less the mixed up the positions on-board the plane.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_7th_bomb_gp-3.html Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/