Categorie: Saipan 1944

Rank and Name, Sergeant Melvin Patrick Aliff.

Unit/Placed in,2^nd Battalion (F-Comp.), 23^rd Marines, 4^th Marine Division “Fighting Forth” .

Melvin is born on May 24, 1920 in Keystone, West Virginia.

Father, Oadey L. Aliff.

Mother, Esther M. (Concannon) Aliff .

Sisters, Rita and Rosalyn C. Aliff.

Brothers, Oadey P. Leonard L.. Elwin E. Edmund H. and William Aliff.

Melvin enlisted the service in West Virginia with service number # 465172.

Melvin died in a Hospital ship of his wounds sustained during the landing at Saipan on June 15, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Action Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-saipan 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,  Private First Class Stanley Adams.

Unit/placed in,  2nd Battalion, 8th Marines Regiment, 2th Marine Division, United States Marine Corps.

Stanley was born  in 1925 in Tennessee.

 Stepfather, Starr K. West.

Mother, Mary (Adams) West.

Stanley entered  the service from California with service # 469099.

Stanley died of his wounds in the Battle for Saipan, on May 15, 1944, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, 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 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, Private Robert Kirby Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 2^nd Battalion (E-Comp.) 6^th Marines, United States Marine Corps.

Robert is born on March 10, 1927 in Mississippi.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Robert enlisted the service in Mississippi with service number # 436798.

Robert died of his wounds sustained during the landing at Saipan on June 15, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good conduct Medal(Maine Corps), American Campaign Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal,  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also is Memorized at The American Memorial Parc in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, USA.

Thanks to https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Saipan/index.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, Private First Class Glen Milton Adler .

Unit/placed on, 6st Marine Regiment (1st Bat. D-Comp), 2nd Marine Division.

Glen was born in  Dec. 12, 1923 in Minnesota .

Father,Herbert Adler .

Mother, Mae (Nelson) Adler.

Sisters, Beverly and Patricia Adler.  

Brother, Ralph G. Adler.

Glen entered  the Service from Minnesota with service-number # 370899.

Glen was KIA during the landing on The battle of Saipan/Tinian in a LVT Landing Craft, on June 15, 1944, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to  https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Saipan/USMC-M-Saipan-2.html 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.

Rank and Name,Private First Class Robert L. Alexander.

Unit/Placed in, 105^th Infantry Regiment,27th Infantry Division“O‘Ryan’s Roughnecks“.

Robert is born in 1918 in McKinney, North Dakota.

Father, Robert Alexander.

Mother, Gertie Alexander.

Sisters, Gertrude N. and Mildred D. Alexander.

Brothers, Duane A. and Zeryl E. Alexander.

Robert enlisted the service in North Dakota with service number # 37093974.

Robert  died  of wounds in the Hills from Saipan on. July 7, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge,  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Robert 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, Private First Class Charles E. Albert.

Unit/placed in, 2^nd Battalion, 25^th Marines, 4^th Marine Division, Marine Corps.

Charles was born 1925 in New York.

Father, Joseph Albert.

Mother, Bertha E. Albert.

Brother, Joseph G. Albert.

Charles entered  the Service from New York with service number # 404916.

Charles was KIA during the Saipan Landings, when the LVT was hit by Japanese fire, on June 15, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon,  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usmc/2-25.htm 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/ Sean Cojenos, 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/

Rank and Name, 1^st Lieutenant Clifford John Ahasay.

Unit/Placed in, 1^st Battalion, 24^th Marine Regiment, 4^th Marine Division.

Clifford is born in Feb. 28, 1917 in De Pere Brown, Wisconsin.

Father, John L. Ahasay.

Mother, Mary E. Ahasay.

Sister, Cathaline M, Phyllis H. and Ruth E. Ahasay.

Brothers, Elton T, Robert E. and William E. Ahasay.

Clifford enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # 0-015094.

Clifford died of his wounds sustained during the landing on Saipan, Japan on June 15, 1944,  is honored with a  Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

He has also a Memorial Grave at Mount Calvary Cemetery, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin.

Thanks to https://1stbattalion24thmarines.com/ 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/