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Ukena, Jewel Junior

Name and Rank, Storekeeper Third Class Jewel Junior Ukena.

Unit/Placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Navy United States Navy.

Jewel was born approx. on Sep. 15, 1915 in Missouri.

Father, John C. Ukena.

Mother, Iva M. (Lamley) Ukena.

Sisters, Ruby L., Anna P., Opal M, Maeie and Wilma Ukena.

Jewel entered the service from California with service number # 3760393.

Jewel J. Ukena was a Storekeeper in the United States Navy.

Jewel was KIA when the USS Houston was attacked by numerous Japanese Planes and got hit at one of the Turrets in the Battle of Makassar Strait, on 1 March 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Jewell is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila,

National Capital Region, Philippines.

He also has a Memorial Grave at IOOF Cemetery, Golden City, Barton County, Missouri, USA.

Thanks to http://www.usshouston.org/

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/CA-30.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Jablonski, Alfred Joseph

Name and Rank, Seaman First Class Alfred Joseph Jablonski.

Unit/Placed in, USS Neosho (AO-23) Fleet Oiler, United States Navy, United States Navy.

Alfred was born approx. on 1923 in New Jersey.

Father, Edward Jablonski.

Mother, Henrietta Jablonski.

Brothers, Edward and Matthew Jablonski.

Alfred entered the service from New Jersey with service number # 2241484.

Alfred J. Jablonski was a Seaman First Class in the Navy .

Alfred was KIA when the USS Neosho was scuttled by the Japanese Planes on May 7, 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Alfred is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila,

National Capital Region, Philippines.

Alfred is also mentioned at Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial Park,

Cardwell, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Thanks to http://www.delsjourney.com/uss_neosho/neosho_home.htm

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Neosho_(AO-23)

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

The Serviceman if your fallen in action, when your body is found, if not they take 1 day and 1 year to be called Missed in Action.

That is the reason between the date’s.

Saaf, Courtland Phillip.

Name and Rank, Seaman Second Class Courtland Phillip Saaf.

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

Courtland was born approx. on 1924 in New York.

Stepfather, Francis J. Cambell.

Mother, Analyne Cambell.

Courtland entered the service from New York with service number # 6000770.

Courtland P. Saaf was a Seaman Second Class in the United States Navy.

Courtland was KIA when the USS Juneau was hit and sunk by a Torpedo from the Japanese Submarine I-26 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on Nov. 13, 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Courtland is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila,

National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/052/04052.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Tarter, Robert Wesley

Name and Rank, Seaman Second Class Robert Wesley Tarter.

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

Robert was born approx. on April 24, 1924 in New Mexico.

Father, Clarence H. Tarter.

Mother, Dorothy M. (Satterfield) Tarter.

Sister, Mary Tarter.

Brothers, Robert W. and Clarence H. Tarter Jr.

Robert entered the service from California with service number # 3825210.

Robert was a Seaman 2nd Class in the United States Navy.

Robert was KIA when the USS Enterprise was guarding mission when she was hit by three bombs during the Battle off Eastern Solomon’s on Aug. 24, 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Robert is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila,

National Capital Region, Philippines.

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

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Alleckson, Theodore Aleck

Rank and Name, Private Theodore A. Alleckson.

Unit/Placed in, 36^th Bomber Squadron, 28^th Bomber Group (heavy).

Theodore is approx. born on 1917 in North Dakota.

Father, Alleck J. Alleckson.

Mother, Anna E. (Strand) Alleckson.

Sisters, Teresa E. GeraldineA. And Anette Alleckson.

Brother, Erling A. Alleckson.

Theodor enlisted the service in North Dakota with service number # 37611263.

Theodore’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

Major Jack S. Marks Pilot

2^nd Lt. John R. Giddens Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Harold E. Mitts Navigator

S/Sgt. John B. Cane Bombardier

Cpl. Edward P. Dwelis Engineer

Cpl. Hubert D. Smith Radio Operator

Pvt. Concetto Castagna Jr. Top Turret Gunner

Pvt. Robert G. Brown Waist Gunner

Pvt. Theodore A. Alleckson Tail Gunner

Sgt. Bill V. Diehl Photographer

Theodore was KIA when the plane was in diving position and on fire, exploded nobody bailed out and crashed near Rat Island on July 17, 1942, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-9126.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Mabey, Ralf T.

Name and Rank, Private First Class Ralf R. Mabey.

Unit/Placid in, 745th Ordnance Company, Aviation.

Camp no record

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The Serviceman resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

He became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Ralf was approx. born on 1919 in Idaho.

Father, William A. Mabey.

Mother, Nan L. Mabey.

Sister, Ruth Mabey.

Brothers, Keith B., James W. and R. Jack Mabey.

Ralf entered the service from Utah with service number # 39678698.

Ralf died as a POW in Camp no record on Oct. 3, 1942, he is honerd with a POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Ralf is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila,

National Capital Region, Philippines.

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Akerman, Lincoln Herbert

Rank and Name, Private Lincoln Herbert Akerman.

Unit/Placed in, 182^nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division.

Lincoln is born approx. on March 25, 1916 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.

Father, Charles I. Akerman.

Mother, Mary M. (McConnell) Akerman.

Sister(s), Priscilla A. Charlotte B. and Josephine R. Akerman.

Brother(s), Oliver H. and Charles I. Akerman.

Spouse, Patricia (Butler) Akerman.

Son, Brian Akerman.

Lincoln enlisted the service in New Hampshire with service number # 31013749.

Lincoln was KIA when he volunteered to defuse bombs by entering the Battlefield, but a mistake occurred and he died by one of the bombs he was trying to defuse on Nov. 20, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Dodge Cemetery, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.

Thanks to, https://americal.org/cmsaml/

http://www.182ndinfantry.org/

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

Adams, James Wilbur

Name and Rank, Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class James Wilbur Adams.

Unit/placed in, Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44) “Golden Pelicans”.

James was born approx. on Feb. 13, 1925 in Alameda County, California.

Mother, Henrietta (Ackerman) Adams .

Half-brother’s, William and Edward Learned.

Wife, Emma V. Adams.

James entered the service from Colorado with service number # 6186451.

James‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a PB4Y-5 were,

LtJg. Robert S. Whitman Jr. Pilot

Ensign Walter H. Mosley Co Pilot

Ensign Lee C. McCleary Navigator

Ensign Jack H. Camp Observer

Aom2. Philip L. Fulghum Radio Operator

Acrm. James W. Adams Engineer

Amm1. Virgil M. Marsh Gunner

Amm2. Clarence J. Norby Jr. Gunner

Rm3. William H. O’Farrell Gunner

Amm? John C. Weeks Gunner

James was Killed in Action when on the mission he was shot down at the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

James is mentioned/buried at Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.vp44goldenpelicans.com/VP-44%20Ford%20Island%20&%20Midway.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Bachert, John Wilson

Rank and Name, Storekeeper Third Class John Wilson Bachert.

Unit/Placed in, USS Langley (AV-3) Carrier, United States Navy.

John is born approx. on 1923 in Louisiana.

Father, John H. Bachert.

Mother, Juli M. (Poimboeuf) Bachert.

Sister(s), Mildred A and Clara B. Bachert.

Brother(s), Milton B. Bachert.

John enlisted the service in Louisiana with service number # 2744370.

John was KIA when the USS Langley got bombed and Sunk in the Java Sea, on Feb. 27, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/01.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

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

Bacher, Albert Jacob

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Albert Jacob Bacher.

Unit/Placed in, USS Houston (CA-30) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Albert is born approx. on 1922 in Michigan.

Father, Peter Bacher.

Born in Austria.

Mother, Edna M. Bacher.

Sister(s), Frances M. Bacher.

Stepdaughter, Gertrude M. Bacher.

Albert enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 3116425.

Albert was KIA when the USS Houston was attacked by numerous Japanese Planes and got hit at one of the Turrets in the Battle of Makassar Strait, on 1 March 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.usshouston.org/

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/CA-30.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano