Guadacanal-Solomons and Savo Islands 1942 – Pagina 10

Acree, John White

Rank and Name, Lieutenant Junior Grade John White Acree.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Enterprise (CV-6) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

John is born in 1918 in Lynchburg, Virginia.23-4

Father, Leighton C. Acree.

Mother, Virginia W. Acree.

John enlisted the sevice in Virginia with service number # 0-096693.

John was KIA, leading a damage-control party on-board the USS Enterprise and tended the wounded during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. on Oct. 26, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Navy/Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

John also has a Memorial Grave at the Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg City, Virginia.

Thanks to http://www.cv6.org/default.htm 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/

Acheson, John Matthew

Rank and Name, Fireman Third Class John Matthew Acheson.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Juneau (CL-52) Cruiser,United States Naval Reserve.

John is born in 1919 in Munhall, Pennsylvania.

Father, Clyde Acheson.

Mother, Catherine Acheson.

John enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 6521090.

John was KIA when the Ship got Torpedoed and Sunk during the Battle at Guadalcanal on Nov. 13, 1942, Fireman Third Class John M. Acheson is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.rtcol.com/~weshortz/memorials/rostju52.htm 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/

Alford, Vincent

Rank and Name, Steward’s Mate Second Class Vincent Alford.

Unit/Placed in, USS Wasp (CV-7) Carrier, United States Navy.

Vincent is born on 1923 in North Carolina.

Sister, Evangeline Alford.

Vincent enlisted the service in North Carolina with service number # 2625259.

Vincent was KIA when the USS Wasp was under attack from the Japanese Sub. I-19 who fired 6 Torpedoes and 3 exploded, this and other Damage made the ship sink, south of Guadacanal on Sep.15, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.historycentral.com/navy/Cv7Wasp.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/