Categorie: 1944

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant George E. Alderfer.

Unit/placed in, 822^nd Bomber Squadron, 38^th Bomber Group (Medium).

George was born  on/in  1925 in  County, .

Father, Walter B. Alderfer.

Mother, Lulu Alderfer.

Sisters, Mary E. and Clara Alderfer.  

Brother, Jack Alderfer.

George entered  the Service from Cleveland, Ohio in Feb. 28, 1941 with servicenumber # 35010943.

George’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were;

Capt. David C. Bryant Jr Pilot

1st Lt. George E. Summers Co Pilot

T/Sgt. Elmer W. Beck Radio Operator

Sgt. Leslie C. Tucker Engineer

T/Sgt. John H. Greenfield Crew Chief

1st Lt. David E. Goodwin Passenger

1st Lt. John H. Stewart Passenger

1st Lt. Joseph F. Meyers Passenger

2nd Lt. Alden J. Chatwin Passenger

S/Sgt. Ted P. Shawbowski Passenger

2nd Lt. George E. Alderfer Passenger

2nd Lt. McLeod Jones Passenger

George was KIA when the plane disappeared from the radar, probably crashed in the mountains  , on Jan. 21, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, 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.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-25/42-64807.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, First Lieutenant Walter Neal Abbott.

Unit/Placed in on, 339^th Fighter Squadron, 347^th Fighter Group.

Walter is born in 1917 in, Indiana.

Father, Clarence R. Abbott.

Mother, Anna E. (Gahman) Abbott.

Walter enlisted the U.S.Army Air Force in Ohio with serial # O-746006.

Walter died on March 20, 1944, First Lieutenant is honored with a Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Walter 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/347th_Fighter_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, First Lieutenant Stanley Marvin Allison.

Unit/Placed in, 9^th Bomber Squadron, 7^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Stanley is born approx. on July 1, 1920 in Ohio.

Father, Stanley T. Allison.

Mother, Pernell (White) Allison.

Sister, Alline M. Allison.

Stanley enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # O-672287.

Stanley’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

1^st Lt.           Stanley M. Allison              Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Melburn A. Duby               Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Charles Kaufman               Navigator

2^nd Lt.          Francis M. Iriarts               Bombardier

T/Sgt.          Cecil Evans Jr.                  Engineer

T/Sgt.          Kurt W. Mueller                Radio Operator

S/Sgt.           John D. Casey                   Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt.           John T. Hutschinson          Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Walter A. Blane                Left Waist Gunner

Corp.            Vernon W. Grout               Tail Gunner

Stanley was KIA when on a Bombing mission to Port Blair, India when they were attacked by Enemy fighters who shot the engines went in aa spin and crashed in the Ocean on April 15, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Silver Star Medal, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross wit Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/7th_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/

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/india/pandaveswar/index.html

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Stanley L. Alexander.

Unit/Placed in, 17^th Photograpic Squadron, 4^th Reconnaissance Group.

Stanley was born in 1923 in, Kansasa.

Father, Charles L. Alexander.

Mother, Winnie P. (Denney) Alexander.

Brother, Marcus L. Alexander.

Stanley enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # O-753584.

Stanley died during a Test-Flight , on Aug. 28, 1944, he is honored with a Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial grave at Prairie Hill Cemetery , Jackson County, Oklahoma, USA.

Thanks to http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/4th_Reconnaissance_Group.cfm  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, First Lieutenant Roy A. B. Allen Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 25^th Bomber Squadron, 40^th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Roy is born on Feb. 15, 1919 in Cleburne, Texas.

Father, Roy A. B. Allen.

Mother, Zula M. (Zimmerman) Allen.

Roy enlisted the Army Air Force in Texas with service number # O-8644895.

Roy’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were;

Capt.   Howard L. Gerber             Pilot

1st Lt. Robert W. Conway             Co Pilot

1st Lt. Charles J. Lancaster          Navigator

1st Lt. Roy A. B. Allen Jr.             Engineer

1st Lt. Stacy B. Hall                    CA

S/Sgt. Theodore A. Birkmaier       Radio Operator

Sgt.    William T. Blank               Central Fire Control

Sgt.    James M. McCarthy           Radar Operator

Sgt.    Allen J. Rice                     Gunner

T/Sgt. James a. Vermillion           Tail Gunner

1st Lt Irving Burness                  Passenger

Roy was KIA when the plane exploded in midair over Rangoon, Burma, when mixed bombs exploded while on mission to Bangkok, Thailand on Dec. 14, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to https://www.40thbombgroup.org/ 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/

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant (Co Pilot C-46) Charles Martin Adams.

Unit/Placed in on, 1328^th Air Force Base Unit.

Charles is born in 1919 in Camden, New Jersey.

Father, Paul Adams.

Mother, Edith Adams.

Charles enlisted the U.S.Army in New Jersey with service number # O-500355.

Charles died, the plane took off from Chanyi, China on a flight to Misamari, India. They crashed near Kayi Ligok, India possibly due to bad weather conditions. The entire crew was lost on this flight. on 17 Sep. 1944, He is honored with a  Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Charles’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-46 were;

2^nd Lt. Robert W. Tinsley Pilot

1^st Lt. Charles M. Adams Co Pilot

Pvt. Andrew E. Rajnic Radio Operator

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.cbi-history.com/part_ii.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/