Categorie: 1944

Rank and Name, Ensign Aubrey Warren Ackley.

Unit/Placed in on, Fighting Squadron VF-9, United States Naval Reserve.

Aubrey is born in 1918 in Fresno, California.

Mother, Pyle Ackley.

Aubrey enlisted the service in California with service number # 0-326363.

Aubrey died in a Training accident on Nov. 16, 1944, Ensign Aubrey W. Ackley is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://acepilots.com/usn_sqns.htm 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,Electrician”s Mate Second Class James Shirley Alexander.

Unit/Placed in,USS Scorpion (SS-278) Submarine, United States Navy.

James is born on Aug. 10, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan.

Father, Shirley Alexander.

Mother, Bessie Alexander.

Sisters, Dora and Geraldine Alexander.

Brothers, Ralph, Richard, Bernard and John Alexander.

James enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 3115012.

James died when the Sub got lost (cause unknown) on Feb. 1, 1944(Declared on Jan. 11, 1946) Dead, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to  http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-scorpion-278.htm 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, Alfred Howard Akers.

Unit/placed in, USS Reid (DD-369) Destroyer, United States Navy.

Alfred was born  on Feb. 15, 1924 in  St. Louis, St Louis County, Missouri.

Father, Alfred H. Akers.

Mother, Beulah Akers.

Alfred entered  the service from Missouri with service number # 3377714.

Alfred was KIA during a Kamikaze strikes, near the Sugigaro Strait, on Dec. 11, 1944, he is honored with a Navy, Cross, Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to  http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/369.htm 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, Corporal James P. Allen.

Unit/Placed in on, 21^st Squadron “Bee Liners “(M), 374^th Troop Carrier Group.

James is born in 1921 in Scotland.

Father, Patrick Allen.

Mother, Rose Allen.

James enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 32452854.

James was KIA when they took off from Biak, Island, Papua New Guinea on a operational mission to Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. They are believed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason during the war on Dec. 12, 1944, he is honored with a Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

James ’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-47 were;

1^st Lt, Hayden E. Stearns Pilot

F/O. Ray D. Markhoff Co Pilot

Sgt. Harvey O. Lindsay Engineer

Corp. James P. Allen Radio Operator

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to  http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/374th_Troop_Carrier_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/

Rank and Name, Cook Third Class Willie Gray Agee.

Unit/placed in, USS Essex (CV-9) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

Willie was born in  1924 in Alabama.

Father, Chopie Agee.

Mother, Lizzie Agee.

Sisters, Clemmie, Iline, Armanda, Cinthy and Illinois Agee.  

Brothers, Thomas G., Manuel, Elbert and Amos Agee.

Willie entered  the service from Alabama with service-number # 8318766.

Willie was KIA when a Kamikaze hit the USS Essex deck, on Nov. 25, 1944, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/09.htm 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, Capt. John Symonds Ally Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 462nd Bomb. Group.

Captain John Alley led a crew in the 462nd Bomb Group, in the China-Burma-India theater. He and four of his normal 462nd crew were assigned to temporary duty with the 2nd Air Transport Squadron, a C-109 tanker unit to haul fuel from India to Bomber Command’s advance base in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The C-109 was a converted B-24 with limited armament and additional fuel tanks. On September 16th 1944, the plane took off from Kalaikunda, India heading for Chengdu over the Himalayan Mountains., After takeoff, the base lost contact with the airplane.

John is born approx. on Dec 7, 1915 in Coalville, Utah.

Father, John S. Alley.

Mother, Edna (MacElvry) Alley.

Wife, Edna S. (Peterson) Alley

John enlisted the service in Utah with service number # O-416370.

John ’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a C-109 were,

Capt.            John S. Alley Jr.                Pilot

1^st Lt.           John L. Miesse                  Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Cyril L. Eutis                    Navigator

F/O.             William R. Cadugan           Engineer

S/Sgt.           Alexander Zwiercum          Radio Operator

John was KIA on the mission, they probably crashed on route to China in the mountains on Sep. 16, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the Missing.

John also has a Memorial Grave at Memory Grove Memorial

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

John is also mentioned at Monument to Aviation Martyrs Nanjing Memorial, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/462nd_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Air-Force, 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/

Rank and Name, Cook First Class Antonio Acierta.

Unit/Placed in on, USS South Dakota (BB-57) Battleship, United States Navy.

Antonio is born in no record.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Antonio  enlisted the service in Philippines with service number # 4978597.

Antonio was KIA  when the USS Dakota was hit by a Bomb. on June 19, 1944, Signalman Third Class  is honored with a  Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Antonio 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, Baker Third Class Albert Wellington Adams.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Trout (SS-202), United States Navy.

Albert is born in 1920 in Rhode Island.

Father, Earl A. Adams.

Mother, Katharine F. Adams.

Albert enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 6223298.

Albert was KIA when his Sub probably sunk by depth charge attack by  ijn asashimo(Jap. Destroyer), on 29 Feb. 1944, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Albert 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/

From information received from the Japanese since the close of the war, the following facts have been gleaned. On 29 February 1944, SAKITO MARU was sunk and another ship badly damaged in position 22° 40′ N, 131° 45′ E. TROUT is the only U.S. submarine which could have made an attack at this time in this position. Since TROUT did not report this action, it is assumed that she was lost during or shortly after this attack. [Editor’s note: As do most other accounts, this description of the eleventh patrol fails to point out that Trout intercepted an important convoy bringing the Japanese 29th Division to reinforce the garrisons on Saipan and Guam. By sinking Sakito Maru, Trout deprived the Marianas defenders of some 2,300 troops and all the equipment on board. See Clay Blair’s Silent Victory, 1975, page 564, or page 591 in the 2001 edition.]

In her first ten patrols, TROUT sank 23 enemy ships, giving her 87,800 tons sunk, and damaged 6 ships, for 75,000 tons. TROUT’s first patrol resulted in no enemy damage, but her second patrol was a most unusual one. She delivered ammunition from Pearl Harbor to Corregidor in January 1942. To compensate for the weight of ammunition delivered, she brought back as ballast 20 tons of gold, silver and securities which was delivered to Pearl Harbor, from where it was taken to Washington for safekeeping. Also during the patrol TROUT sank a medium freighter and a patrol craft. In the period from mid-March to mid-May 1942, TROUT conducted her third patrol in Empire waters. Here she sank a large tanker, three freighters and a gunboat, and damaged a large freighter. TROUT’s fourth patrol covered the period during which she was part of the forces defending Midway. She made no successful attacks here. The area south of Truk was the scene of TROUT’s fifth patrol; here she sank a transport and damaged an aircraft carrier.

Rank and Name, Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class Stanley Peter Ackart.

Unit/Placed in on, Torpedo Squadron 15 (VT-15) based on-board the USS Essex (CV-9).

Stanley is born in June, 15, 1922 in , New York.

Father, Orville Ackart.

Mother, Alice M. (Millham) Ackart.

Stanley enlisted the service in New York with service number # 6007739.

Stanley died during a Flight Accident on March 17, 1944, Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class is honored with a  Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/VT-Squadrons/VT-015.htm

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/Name,  Aviation Radioman Third Class Thomas William Adams.

Unit/placed in, Patrol Squadron VP-91, United States Naval Reserve.

Thomas was born  in 1924 in Louisiana.

Father, Copeland Adams.

Mother, Lillian L. Adams.

Thomas entered  the service from Louisiana with service number # 644192.

Thomas died  when the Plane flew from Hawaii to the U.S and was lost, on March 6, 1944. he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to  http://www.daveswarbirds.com/blackcat/hist-91.htm 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/