1943 – Pagina 4 – ww2 Pacific

Miller, Arthur Lee

Rank and Name, Aviation Pilot First Class Arthur Lee Miller.

Unit/Placed in, Patrol Squadron 91 (VP-91), United States Navy.

Arthur is born approx. on 1922 in West Virginia.

Father, Arthur Lee Miller.

Mother, Cora (McCune) Miller.

Sister(s), Jean, Betty and Peggy Miller.

Arthur enlisted the service in West Virginia with service number # 2661374.

Arthur‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a PBY-5 were,

Lt. Mayo M. Mooney Pilot

Ensign Richard H. Donovan Co Pilot

Ap1. Arthur L. Miller

Art2. Carleton Liebbrant

Rm3. Richard W. Hazzard

Amm2. Curtis A. Baldwin

Rm2. Oliver Z. Coupe (survivor)

Aom3. Gerald A. Rogier (survivor)

Arthur died in a routine flight when they plane caught a down draft and crashed on 19 Nov. 1943, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, United States Navy Aviator Badge, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Taylor, Billy Buxton

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Billy Buxton Taylor.

Unit/Placed in, USS Quincy (CA-39) Cruiser, United States Naval Reserve.

Billy is born approx. on 1923 in Ohio.

Father, William J. Taylor.

Mother, Ethel (Bartlett) Taylor.

Sister(s), Nancy Lee Taylor.

Brother(s), Robert L. Taylor.

Billy enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 2835499.

Billy was KIA during the Battle of Savo when the USS Quincy was sunk by the Japanese Navy on Aug. 9, 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.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/039/04039.htm

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMLX-23C

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Taylor, Aden Harrington

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Aden Harrington Taylor.

Unit/Placed in, USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Carrier, United States Navy.

Aden is born approx. on no record.

Aden enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number #6410750.

Aden was KIA when the USS Liscome Bay was sunk by the Japanese Sub I-175 on Nov. 24, 1943, 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.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/CVE-56.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Taylor, Buck A.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Buck A. Taylor.

Unit/Placed in, 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division ”Buckeye”.

Buck is born approx. on 1917 in Ohio.

Buck enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 1794881.

Buck was KIA near Bibilo Hill in the fights over Airfield Munda on 25 July 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman ship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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/

Website,

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Waltz, Royal Lawrence

Rank and Name, Private First Class Royal Lawrence Waltz.

Unit/Placed in, 1^st Battalion (A-Comp) 18^th Marines, United States Marine Corps.

Royal is born approx. on 8 Feb. 1923 in Armona, California.

Father, Royal Leander Waltz.

Mother, Maude Evelyn (Parrish) Waltz.

Sister(s), Martha Evelyn Waltz.

Brother(s), Freeland Parrish Waltz.

Royal enlisted the service in California with service number # 316170.

Royal was KIA during the landings on Red Beach (Tarawa) on 20 Nov. 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Royal also has a Memorial Grave at Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Kings County, California, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKYY-ZBQ

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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

Website,

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

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

In 2009, the non-profit organization History Flight located a burial site on Betio and recovered human remains there. This discovery prompted the reexamination of 94 sets of “Unknown” remains that had been previously recovered from Betio and moved to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. One set of “Unknown” remains was found to be associated with another set of remains recovered by History Flight, and DPAA analysts used modern forensic tools to identify these collective remains as those of PFC Waltz.

DPAA is grateful to History Flight and the Department of Veterans Affairs and for their partnerships in this mission.

Royal’s family placed a memorial marker at Grangeville Cemetery in Armona, CA (66011420) in hopes that one day he would be found and returned home.

Jones, Charles E.

Rank and Name, Captain Charles E. Jones.

Unit/Placed in, 319th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy ”Jolly Rogers”.

Charles is born approx. on 18 Feb. 1917 in New Jersey.

Spouse, Mary Ann (Camp) Jones.

Charles enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 0-023778.

Charles‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a B-24 were,

Captain Charles E. Jones Pilot

2^nd Lt. George O. Munker

2^nd Lt. Daniel Q. Howard

2nd Lt Donald R. Habein

Sergeant William F. Hicks

Sergeant John Salemi

Sergeant Lowell F. Smead

Corporal Richard W. Baker

Private James E. Wyatt

Pfc. George A. Nicholas

Charles was KIA when the plane Blew Up mid-air and crashed in sea on, 16 March 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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/

Website,

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Jones, Aubrey C.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Aubrey C. Jones.

Unit/Placed in, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division.

Aubrey is born approx. on 1915 in Arkansas.

Aubrey enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 36125077.

Aubrey was KIA when he was hit by mortar fire in the fights over the Sanananda Roadblock on 9 Jan. 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Jones, Albert O.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Albert O. Jones.

Unit/Placed in, 77th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Albert is born approx. on 1915.

Albert enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 36121102.

Albert died when he had Furlough went for home with the SS J. P. Gaines (Liberty ship) the Liberty ship broke in 2 near south of Kodiak Island and also Sunk on Nov. 24 1943, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1943#24_November

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Banks, Coleman Cade

Rank and Name, Private Coleman Cade Banks.

Unit/Placed in, 31st Infantry Regiment.

Private Coleman Cade Banks was after his Enlistment assigned to the 31st infantry Regiment. He escaped into the jungle when Bataan forces were surrendered on 09 April 1942 to the Japanese. Coleman fought as a guerrilla in the 26th Cavalry Regiment, Philippine Scouts. He was captured by the Japanese and executed at Bilibid Prison.

Camp Bilibid

Former Civilian prisoners converted the Prison to a POW camp, hospital and transit Camp for POWS. Almost every man captured on Corregidor passed through this camp at one time or another. As it was a transit point for movement to other camps First major use as transit point for high ranking officers from Bataan and for all men from Corregidor. He became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Bilibid (Manila).

Coleman is born approx. on 15 July 1915 in Hartburg, Texas.

Father, William Paschal “Billy” Banks.

Mother, Annie (Crow) Banks.

Sister(s), Lucinda Banks.

Brother(s), William Banks.

Coleman enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 18042131.

Coleman died as a POW in POW Camp Old Bibilid on 30 Sep. 1943, he is honored with a POW Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Thanks to, http://www.mansell.com

https://www.familysearch.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Scott, Curry Ezell

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class Curry Ezell Scott.

Unit/Placed in, USS LST-342, United States Navy.

Curry is born approx. on 9 June 1925 in Azle, Texas.

Father, Joe Weire Scott.

Mother, Eva (Kinser) Scott.

Sister(s), Gladys Raye, Vera Louise, Eva Edwyne and Lyna Kaye Scott.

Brother(s), R. V. James Hugh, Paul, William Kinser and Harry Newton Scott.

Curry enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 3568033.

Curry was KIA when the LST-342 was struck by a torpedo from the Japanese submarine Ro-106 off the Solomon Islands on July 18, 1943, 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.

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

Walls of the missing.

Curry also has a Memorial Grave at Ash Creek Cemetery, Azle, Tarrant County, Texas, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14084

https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160342.htm

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMZD-CYW

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

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