Categorie: Iwo Jima 1944

Rank and Name, Torpedo’s Mate Third Class Oscar Allen Abbott.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Gudgeon (SS-211) Submarine, United States Naval Reserve.

Oscar is born in 1925 in Clayton, North Carolina.

Mother, Isebelle B. Twinsdale (Abbott).

 Oscar enlisted the service in Arizona with serial # 5557399.

Oscar was KIA when the Submarine (probably) was attacked by Air off the coast of Iwo Jima on April 18, 1944, Torpedo’s Mate Third Class Oscar A. Abbott is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Submarine Enlistment Badge, Navy Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Oscar is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the Missing.

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/ 

Rank and Name, Sergeant Garland V. Land.

Unit/Placed in, 871^st Bomber Squadron, 497^th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Garland is born approx. on Jan. 19, 1921 in Homer, Louisiana .

Father, Ullyses H. Land.

Mother, Nettie L. Land.

Sister, Marjorie E. Land.

Brothers, Olin F. and Murris O. Land.

Garland enlisted the service in Louisiana with service number # 18140177.

Garland’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

1^st Lt.           Granville M. Walling                    Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Clifford E. Raid                          Co-Pilot

2^nd Lt.          John C. Baudendistel                   Navigator

2^nd Lt.          James A. Callaghan                     Bombardier

2^nd Lt.          George R. Dall                            Engineer

Sgt.              Chester C. Dlugokenoky                Radar Operator

Sgt.              Gerald W. Sturdivan                    Radio Operator/Gunner

T/Sgt.          Robert M. Jacoby                        Cfc Gunner

Sgt.              Garland V. Land                         Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Howard G. Ross                          Right Waist Gunner

Sgt.              John R. Holsolaw                        Tail Gunner

Garland was KIA on the mission Unknown cause/location/fate on Dec. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Arlington Cemetery, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Thanks to http://www.497thbombgroupb29.org/index.htm http://www.exciteableitalian.com/497/497th.htm 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    

Hendriks Webdesign, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/