Categorie: 1944

Rank and Name, Private First Class Earl York Atwater.

Unit/Placed in, 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division.

 

Earl is born approx. on 9 Oct. 1921 in Franklinville, New York.

Father, William L. Atwater.

Mother, Marguerite (Steckman) Atwater.

Brother(s), Ernest G. Atwater.

 

Earl enlisted the service in New York with service number # 32477898.

 

Earl died of his wounds sustained during the fights at Maffin Bay, New Guinea with the Japanese on 14 November 1944,  he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Ship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

 

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

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.

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

Rank and Name, Captain Alan C. Attebery.

Unit/Placed in, Headquarters, V Air Service Command.

 

Alan is born approx. on 1918 in Missouri.

Father, Ira R. Attebery.

Mother, Lillie B. (Yeter) Attebery.

Brother(s), Ottner J. Attebery.

 

Alan enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 0-664493.

 

Alan‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

Lt. Col.          Walter Piehl                     Pilot

Capt.            Alan C. Attebery               Co Pilot

T/Sgt.          Edgar W. Elseman             Crew Chief

S/Sgt.           Cortez A. Biel                   Engineer

S/Sgt.           Henry Y. Willis                  Radio Operator

Major           Robert H. Barnes              Passenger

Major           V. De Henriques                Passenger

Captain        Russell G. Helmer              Passenger

Captain        Fred J. Lewis                    Passenger

Captain        Paul V. Mc Knight             Passenger

Captain        Wendell J. Root                 Passenger

1^st Lt.           Winton D. Witmer             Passenger

2^nd Lt.          John C. Campbell              Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Roland J. Hickey               Passenger

Wojg.            Dawson L. Hutchison          Passenger

S/Sgt.           August J. Bachor               Passenger

Sgt.              William R. Ray                  Passenger

Corp.            Noel L. Lowe                     Passenger

Pvt.              Clyde H. Hopkins               Passenger

Alan died on a administrative flight that was planned with a stopover at Tadji Airfield, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. But they never arrived there (reason unknown) on 8 July 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Aviator Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2464.html

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,

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

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

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Edward Victor Atwell Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light.

 

Edward is born approx. on 19 Jan. 1920 in Texas.

Father, Edward V. Atwell Sr.

Mother and Siblings, No Record Available.

 

Edward enlisted the service in Texas with service number # O-80375.

 

Edward‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

1^st Lt.           Edward V. Atwell Jr.         Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Cheater N. Burns              Co Pilot

S/Sgt.           Wilford F. Schappell           Crew Chief

Capt.            Randall M. Dorton Jr.        Passenger

S/Sgt.           Haynes C. Jump                Passenger

Corp.            Dillard Earmon                 Passenger

Corp.            Paul T. Donahue                Passenger

1^st Lt.           Robert J. Arndt                Passenger

S/Sgt.           Samuel F. Carter               Passenger

Corp.            Norman R. Suhr                Passenger

 

Edward was KIA when on an administrative flight bound for Saidor, new Guinea but they never arrived at their destination on 22 May 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, United States Aviator Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

His and the Remains of the crew were recovered and Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA.

 

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-25/41-29692.html

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,

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

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

 

1st Lt. Atwell was killed in an airplane crash and initially listed as Missing in Action with an Administrative Date of Death of May 23, 1945. Following the war, his remains were interred with the rest of the crew and buried in a group burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. His name is permanently listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

when an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.