Rank and Name, Electrician’s Mate Third Class Jacob David Alire.

Unit/Placed in, LCVP-8 (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) from USS Jupiter AVS-8.

Jacob was born in 1926 in Colorado.

Father, Abel D. Alire.

Mother, Virginia Alire.

Daughter, Roselie Alire.

Brother, Gilbert Alire.

Jacob enlisted the service in Colorado with service number # 6192100.

Jacob died in a accident with a LCVP(capsized) during the landing at Malabang, Philippines in April 4, 1945, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

Jacob is buried/mentioned at Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial,

Honolulu, United States.

Thanks to 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/