1944 – Pagina 68 – ww2 Pacific

Albison, Norman E.

Rank and Name, Sergeant Norman E. Albison.

Unit/placed in , 374^th Bomber squadron, 308^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

POW

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

Sergeant Albison became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Rangoon POW camp in Myanmar (Burma).

Norman was born on Nov. 4, 1922 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.

Father, Norman Albinson.

Mother, Alice Albinson.

Sister, Bernice Albinson.

Norman entered the service from Pennsyslvania in Dec. 5, 1942 with service number # 13176804.

Norman died as a Pow in a Camp Rangoon, Birma from various diseases on Aug. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.

Thanks to https://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/burma_rangoon_prison.html http://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-two-japanese-prisoner-of-war-camps/ http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/308th_Bombardment_Group.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/

Norman’s remains were recovered in 1946 from a burial at the Rangoon POW camp.

His remains, along with others, were being transported from Rangoon to Calcutta, India by C-47B #43-48308. However this C-47 crashed on this trip on May 17, 1946.

His remains were not recovered from this crash.

Historical Note: The Japanese Army “did not” report that they had a prison camp at Rangoon to the U.S. Military until after the war.

Above Bio & Reports by: Russ Pickett

Advincula, David

Rank and Name,Sergeant David Advincula.

Unit/Placed in,12th Military Police Company, Philippine Scouts.

POW

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

The 12thMilitary Police Company resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Sergeant David Avincula became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March.

David is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

David enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # R-321759.

David died as a POW on Dec. 31, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall 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/

Alferes, Restitutio

Rank and Name,Private Restitutio Alferes.

Unit/Placed in,14th Engineer Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Bataan Death March (April 9, 1942)

Private Alferes became a POW an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March , Many (together with 70.000 pow) walked this march and many died (aprox.600), lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps in the Philippines and he was send to Camp No Record, and became part of a work detail.

Restitutio is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Restituio enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # 10303743.

Restitio died as a POW on Sept. 16, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

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/

Adkins, Joseph Herschel

Rank and Name, Private First Class Joseph Herschel Adkins.

Unit/Placed on, 31th Infantry Regiment”Polar Bears”.

Joseph became a POW on April 9, 1942, and went to Camp Cabanatuan and died on board the Arisan Maru.

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ships sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

The Arisan Maru, sailed from Manila on October 10, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American submarine,USS Snook (Shark?) with three torpedoes, east of Hong Kong, on October 24, 1944. There were 1800 POWs aboard – 1793 died. Eight men survived this sinking. Two days later, five of the survivors were rescued by a Chinese fishing junk. The Chinese helped them reach American Air Corps forces. Other survivors were recaptured by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval disaster in the history of the United States.

Information states that Skipper Edward Noe Blakely ( Annapolis, class of 1934 ) was in command of the U.S. submarine Shark ( second U.S. Navy sub of that name ) when it torpedoed a japanese freighter that was carrying about 1,800 POW’s from the Philippines.

All but eight POW’s were lost. Five somehow got to China and made contact with friendly forces, reporting the tragedy. Counting the work of Paddle on September 7 and Sealion, Growler and Pampanito on September 12, this new loss meant that U.S. submarines had accidentally killed or drowned well over 4,000 Allied POW’s within a period of six weeks. Perhaps more went unrecorded.

Joseph was born in, 1918 in Virginia.

Parents and Siblings Unknown.

Joseph enlisted the Army in Richmond, Virginia on Aug. 19, 1940 with service number # 13017412.

Joseph H. Adkins died when the Arisan Maru got Torpedoed and Sunk in the Chinese Sea at, Oct 24, 1944 and he is honored Posthumous the Purple heart, Silver and Bronze Star Medal, American Campaign, Victory Medal the Combat Infantry Badge and the POW Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org, Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html Wes Injerd-Dwight Rider, Maurice van Doorn and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Agne, George W.

Rank and Name,Private First Class George W. Agne.

Unit/Placed in,Medical Department.

Oryoku Maru

The Hell Ships Oryoku Maru left Manila on Dec. 13, 1944 with 1619 POW on-board.

Went to Japan for relocation from Cabanatuan Camp to others, she was attacked by a plane from the USS Hornet several times.

On Dec. 15, 1944 she was at Subic Bay, and sunk.

George is born in no record.

Parents, No Record.

George enlisted the U.S.Army in California with service number # 6729057.

George died as a POW on board the Oryoku Maru on Dec.15, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org , Jean Louis Vijgen , Familysearch.com https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org, Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. : http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider, Armand Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Akers, Earl N.

Rank and Name, Private First Class EarL N. Akers.

Unit/placed in, 17^th Bomber Squadron, 27^th Bomber Group (Light).

Arisan Maru

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ships sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval disaster in the history of the United States.

Earl was born in 1920 in Louisiana.

Father, George Akers.

Mother, Arcadia Akers.

Sisters, Mable and Sylvia Akers.

Brothers, John, Alvin, George, Hines and Wilford Akers.

Earl entered the service from Louisiana with service number # 14014763.

Earl died as a POW on-board the Hellship Arisan Maru, on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a POW Medal, Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall 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/

Aftuck, Anthony A.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Anthony A. Aftuck.

Unit/Placed in, 59st Coast Artillery Regiment.

Arisan Maru

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ships sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

The Arisan Maru, sailed from Manila on October 10, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American submarine,USS Shark with three torpedoes, east of Hong Kong, on October 24, 1944. There were aprox. 1800 POWs aboard – 1793 died. Eight men survived this sinking. Two days later, five of the survivors were rescued by a Chinese fishing junk. The Chinese helped them reach American Air Corps forces. Other survivors were recaptured by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval disaster in the history of the United States.

Anthony is born in the Philipinnes.

Father, Mother, and Siblings, no record.

Anthony enlisted the U.S.Army in the Pennsylvania with service number # 7024434.

Anthony died when they Torpedoed the Arisan Maru on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall 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/

Alagon, Adriano

Rank and Name,Private First Class Adriano Alagon.

Unit/Placed in,14th Engineer Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

POW

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

The 14th resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

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

Adriano is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Adriano enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # 6610546.

Adriano died as a POW on Dec. 31, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall 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/

Allen, Ryverz L.

Rank and Name, Master Sergeant Ryverz L. Allen.

Unit/Placed in on, Air Corps.

Ryverz was born in, 1885 in Grayson, Texas.

Wife, Lucille allen.

Ryverz enlisted the U.S.Army in Texas with service number # 06295699.

Ryverz died in Japanese captivity having the disease (prob) Beri Beri and Peritontis in Japan on March 25, 1944, he is honored with a POW Medal, Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

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/

Adle, Raymond Lloyd

Rank and Name, Private Raymond Lloyd Adle.

Unit/placed on, 440th Ordanance Company, Aviation.

Raymond became a POW in Camp Davao and went on transport to a Japanese pow Camp with the Shinyo Maru on Aug.20, 1944, but he never arrived there, The Shinyo Maru was Torpedoed on July 9, 1944.

Raymond was born on Jun. 4, 1923 in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.

Father, Ephraim R. Adle.

Mother, Hazel V. (Hover) Adle.

Sister, Mildred Adle.

Raymond entered the service from Ft. Logan, Colorado in June 25, 1941 with service-number # 18046016.

Raymond died on board the Shinyo Maru when its was Torpedoed on July 7, 1944 , he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5963 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/