Categorie: 1945

Rank and Name, Sergeant Warren Glen Alger.

Unit/Placed in, 2^nd Battalion (E-Comp.), 28^th Marine Regiment, 5^th Division “Fighting Fifth”.

Warren is born on Nov. 10, 1921 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.

Father, Oscar W. Alger.

Mother, Elisabeth Alger..

Sister, Carol B. Alger.

Brothers, Woodrow W. Virl E. Harvey O. and William R. Alger.

Warren enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # 346599.

Warren died of wounds sustained during the landing at Iwo Jima on April 1, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.recordsofwar.com/iwo/dead/dead.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, Sergeant Darrel Weir Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 3^{rd Battalion,} 27^th Marines Regiment, Marines Corps.

Darrel is born on June 2, 1921 in Fremont Township, Indiana.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Darrel enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 418155.

Darrel was KIA during the Battle for Iwo Jima on March 4, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

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, Mail Clerk Third Class Hubert Richard Agin.

Unit/placed in, USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

Hubert was born  on Feb. 12, 1925 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Father, Jacob Agin.

Mother, Rose A. (Nebelung) Agin.

Sisters, Shirley M. and Marlyn P. Agin.  

Brothers, Gerald A. and Thomas E. Agin.

Hubert entered  the service from Minnesota with service-number # 8701632.

Hubert during the Battle for Iwo Jima when the ship Sunk true two Kamikaze hits, on Feb. 21, 1945, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to  http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/095.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 Robert F. Alexander.

Unit/Placed in, 3^rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion.

Robert was born on June 28, 1920 in Malverin, Iowa.

Father, Frank Alexander.

Mother, Bessie Alexander.

Sister, Betty J. Alexander.

Brothers, Marion W. Donald H. and William C. Alexander.

Robert enlisted the service in Oregon with service number # 341666.

Robert was KIA when he landed the beaches of Iwo Jima and his tractor was hit by a shell, he and a other heavenly wounded Soldier where brought to the USS Cecil for treatment, but he died , on Feb. 19, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, 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.

He also got a Memorial Grave at East Liberty Cemetery, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA.

Thanks to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:3rd_Assault_Amphibian_Battalion,_United_States_Marine_Corps 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 Albert Leonard Alley.

Unit/Placed in, Second Armed Amphibious Battalion, 2^nd Marine Division .

Albert is born approx. May 21, 1925 in Beaver, Ohio.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Albert enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 897955.

Albert died of his wounds sustained at the Iwo Jima Landing on Feb. 20, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corp. Good Conduct Medal, Marine Corp. Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Beaver Union Cemetery, Beaver, Pike County, Ohio, USA.

Thanks to http://www.2ndarmoredamphibianbattalion.us/ 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/

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Rank and Name, Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Kermit Allen.

Unit/Placed, USS Blessman (APD-48) Destroyer, United States Navy.

The United States Navy occupational rating of boatswain’s mate (abbreviated as BM) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to enlisted members who were rated or “striking” for the rating as a deck seaman.

Kermit was born in, 1921 in Corbin, Kentucky.

Father, Oscar Allen.

Mother, Ethel Allen.

Kermit enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 2872694.

Kermit was KIA when the ship was bombed by a Japanese Bomber near Iwo Jima on Feb. 18, 1945, Kermit Allen is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal and a WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/APD/APD-48_Blessman.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, Aviation Radioman First Class James Edgar Land .

Unit/Placed in, Composite Squadron 86 (VC-86), based onboard the USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95).

James is born approx. on May. 16, 1923 in Greensburg, Indiana.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

James enlisted the service in Indiana with service number # 6267427.

James was KIA onboard the USS Bismarck Sea when it was Attacked by 2 Kamikaze planes, was hit and Sunk at Iwo Jima on Feb. 21, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Unit Citation, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA.

Thanks to http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/VC-Squadrons/VC-086.htm 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, Aviation Metalsmith Third Class Stanley Abramowicz.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

Stanley is born in 1923 in Oyster Bay Town, New York.

Father, William Abramowicz.

Mother, Tessa Abramowicz.

Stanley enlisted the service in New York with service number # 7103570.

Stanley was KIA while supporting the Iwo-Jima Invasion it was severely damaged by 2 Kamikaze planes on May 15, 1945,  is honored with a  Purple Heart, 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.navsource.org/archives/02/17.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,Second Lieutenant Ralph B. Albaugh.

Unit/Placed in,26th Bomber Squadron,11th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Ralph is born 1921 in Waco, Texas.

Father, Roy B. Albaugh.

Mother, Annah B. Albaugh.

Brother,William A. Albaugh .

Ralph enlisted the U.S.Army in Texas with service number # 0-765199.

Ralph’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were;

1^st Lt. Herman L. E. Bierwirth Pilot

2^nd Lt. Ralph B. Albaugh Co-Pilot

2^nd Lt. Fiume C. Cascioli Navigator

2^nd LT. Harris G. Chaney Bombardier

T/Sgt. Napoleon A. McMullen Engineer

T/Sgt. Charles M. Finnigan Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Donald E. Bloedel Asst. Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Charles L. Conrad Asst. Engineer

S/Sgt. Johnnie O. Markham Armored Gunner

S/Sgt. Richard E. Carton Armored Gunner

S/Sgt. John B. van Valkenburg Radar Operator

Ralph was KIA during the Mission to Iwo-Jima when the plane was shot by Enemy Fighters and crashed on Feb. 8, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://11thbombgroup.org/ 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/