Categorie: 1941

Rank and Name, Seaman First Class Frederick Purdy Amon.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship, United States Navy.

 

Frederick is born approx. on 1921 in Niles, Michigan.

Father, Fred H. Amon.

Mother, Nola D. (Purdy) Amon.

Sister(s), Betty J. Patricia L. Shirley A. Maraget A. Nancy L. and Dorothy J. Amon.

Brother(s), SSgt. Cleland W. George H. and Leroy Amon.

 

Frederick enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 3115154.

 

Frederick was KIA during the Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbour, on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Frederick is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

 

Thanks to,

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

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Ernest Mathew Alten.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship, United States Navy.

 

Ernest is born approx. on March 20, 1924 in California.

Father, Ernest M. Alten.

Mother, Bernice M. (Fehely) Alten.

 

Ernest enlisted the service in California with service number # 3763081.

 

Ernest was KIA during the Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbour, on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Ernest is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He also is mentioned at  the USS Arizona Memorial,  Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

 

Thanks to,

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

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

Rank and Name, Storekeeper Second Class William Lewis Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battle ship, United States Naval Reserve.

 

William is born approx. on Sept 30, 1896 in Washington County, Indiana.

Father, Van Allen.

Mother, Carrie E. (Damewood) Allen.

Sister(s), Josephine Allen.

Brother(s), Joseph and George V. Allen.

Spouse, Helen R. (Maher) Allen.

 

William enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 6240600.

 

William was KIA when the USS Arizona was attacked and Bombed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

William is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

 

Thanks to,

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

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

 

 

 

 

In the immediate aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Navy personnel recovered and buried only four unknowns associated with the Oklahoma in Nuuanu Cemetery from December 8 through December 16, 1941. In addition to these unknowns, twenty-nine crew members of USS Oklahoma were identified and buried in either Nuuanu or Halawa Naval Cemetery during this same time frame. The vast majority of the unknown servicemen of the Oklahoma were recovered from the ship during salvaging operations. These recoveries, conducted initially by divers and salvaging crews as they prepared the Oklahoma for righting and continued once the ship had been re-floated, resulted in a total of fifty-two burials, representing approximately four hundred individuals. The recoveries began with the initiation of salvaging on 15 July 1942 and ended on 10 May 1944, with the majority of remains being removed from the ship after it had been righted.

 

In September 1947, the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred these two cemeteries and moved the remains to the Schofield Barracks Central Identification Laboratory (Schofield CIL), located at the AGRS Pacific Zone Headquarters, in order to effect or confirm identifications and return the men to their next of kin for burial (but was not done). The remains awaited final burial on the shelves of Schofield Mausoleum #2. By 1947, Congress and veteran organizations placed a great deal of pressure on the military to find a permanent burial site in Hawaii for the remains of thousands of World War II servicemen awaiting permanent burial. Subsequently, the Army again began planning the Punchbowl cemetery; in February 1948 Congress approved funding and construction began.The first interment was made Jan. 4, 1949.

 

By the spring of 1950, the approximately 390 unknowns from the USS Oklahoma had been buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in sixty-one caskets interred in forty-five Mass Grave locations. Including those dis-interned from the other local cemeteries to be interned all together in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

 

Section/Plot—Unknowns Present

 

P 0989*——-7 unknowns

P 0991*——12 unknowns

P 0993——-10 unknowns

P 0995——-12 unknowns

P 0997——-12 unknowns

P 0999*——-9 unknowns

P 1001——-11 unknowns

P 1002**—–(7 unknowns)

P 1003*——-10 unknowns

P 1005*—–12 unknowns

P 1126——-12 unknowns

P 1128———9 unknowns

P 1130——-12 unknowns

P 1132——-12 unknowns

P 1134——-11 unknowns

Q 0001——–6 unknowns

Q 0002——–7 unknowns

Q 0003——–7 unknowns

Q 0004——–7 unknowns

Q 0005——–7 unknowns

Q 0006——–7 unknowns

Q 0007——–7 unknowns

Q 0008——–7 unknowns

Q 0009——–7 unknowns

Q 0010——–6 unknowns

Q 0011——–7 unknowns

Q 0133——–7 unknowns

Q 0134——–7 unknowns

Q 0135——–7 unknowns

Q 0136——–7 unknowns

Q 0137——–7 unknowns

Q 0139——–7 unknowns

Q 0140——–7 unknowns

Q 0138——–7 unknowns

Q 0141——–7 unknowns

Q 0142——–7 unknowns

Q 0143——–7 unknowns

Q 0144——–7 unknowns

Q 0177*——–1 unknown

Q 0323——–7 unknowns

Q 0325——–7 unknowns

Q 0326——–7 unknowns

Q 0327——–7 unknowns

Q 0495*—–21 unknowns

Q 0496*—–22 unknowns

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Total 389 unknowns

 

* Grave photo on Right

 

**The remains originally buried at P 1002 were disinterred by the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii (now JPAC), and removed to the laboratory for forensic analysis and identification. No Stone at the Plot until any remains return.

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On 18 June 2003 the

casket at Section P, Plot 1002, NMCP was disinterred and transported to the CILHI where it was accessioned as CIL 2003-116 for scientific analysis.

 

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Sep 05, 2008

Remains of 3 sailors from USS Oklahoma identified

Thursday, the Pentagon announced that the remains of Ensign Eldon Wyman of Portland, Oregon, Ensign Irvin A.R. Thompson of Hudson County, N.J., and Fireman 2nd Class Lawrence Boxrucker of Dorchester, Wis had been identified, and their remains would be returned to their families.

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The total current number of unresolved casualties from USS Oklahoma to 387.

 

Thanks to Find A Grave

Rank and Name, Fireman Second Class Hal Jake Allison.

Unit/Placed in, USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Battleship, United States Navy.

 

Hal is born approx. on May 27, 1920 in Paducah, Kentucky.

Father, Henry N. Allison.

 

Hal enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 2873567.

 

Hal was KIA when the Japanese start to attack Pearl Harbor without warning on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Hal is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He is also mentioned at USS Oklahoma Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

He has a Memorial Grave at Maplelawn Park Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA.

 

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/37a.htm

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

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

 

 

 

 

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class John T. Allison.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship, United States Navy.

 

J.T. is born approx. on Nov. 25, 1920 in Hardin County, Tennessee.

Father, Arthur L. Allison.

Mother, Icy D. (Bain) Allison.

Sister(s), Evelyn Allison.

Brother(s), William B. Andrew K. and ?? Allison.

 

2955343. T. enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 2955343.

 

1. T. was KIA when the Japanese Bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

J.T. is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He is also Mentioned at USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

He has a Memorial Grave at Neill Cemetery, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

 

Thanks to,

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

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

 

 

 

 

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class Andrew K. Allison.

Unit/Placed in, USS Arizona (BB-39) United States Navy.

 

Andrew is born approx. on Aug. 16, 1915 in Hardin County, Tennessee.

Father, Arthur L. Allison.

Mother, Icy D. (Bain) Allison.

Sister(s), Evelyn Allison.

Brother(s), William B. J. T. and ?? Allison.

 

Andrew enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number # 2953027.

 

Andrew was KIA when the Japanese began their occupation on Dec. 7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Andrew is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He is also Mentioned at USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

He has a Memorial Grave at Neill Cemetery, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

 

Thanks to,

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

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

 

 

 

 

Rank and Name, Ensign Stanley Willis Allen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Battleship, United States Naval Reserve.

He was assigned to Observation Squadron 1, stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma BB-37.

 

Stanley is born on July 17, 1916 in Maine.

 

Father, Elmer C. Allen.

Mother, Stella E. (Allen) Allen.

 

Stanley enlisted the service in Maine with service number # 0-098621.

 

Stanley died on board the USS Oklahoma, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, on, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

William is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at USS Oklahoma Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

And he has also a Memorial Grave at Pine Grove Cemetery, West Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, USA.

 

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  AirForce, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/   

Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org    

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