1945 – Pagina 85 – ww2 Pacific

Adolphson, Richard Carl

Rank and Name, Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Richard Carl Adolphson.

Unit/placed on, VFT(N)-91 Night Torpedo Squadron 91 Based on the USS Bonne Richard (CV-91), .

Richard was born on Feb. 28, 1927 in Union, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Father, Harry B. Adolphson.

Stepfather, Charles Gluck.

Mother, Lucena (Morisson) (Adolphson) Gluck.

Sisters, Mary V. and Carokyn Adolphson.

Half sister, Lucea Young.

Brother, Charles Adolphson.

Half brother, Morton Gluck.

Richard entered the service from in New York with service-number # 6092609.

Richard was KIA when his plane crashed in sea during the Fights against Tokyo, Japan, on July 25, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Richard’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a TBM-3 were;

Ens. Joseph T. Williams Jr. Pilot

Arm3. Glen W. Weatherford Radioman

Aom3. Richard C. Adolphson Aviation Ordananceman

Richard 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/VTN-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/

VanZandt, Harry M.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Harry M. VanZandt.

Unit/Placed in, 47^th Fighter Squadron, 15^th Fighter Group “The Long Campaign”.

Harry is born approx. on Aug. 1, 1917 in Vancouver, Washington.

Mother, Estella vanZandt.

Harry enlisted the service in Washington with service number # o-774365.

Harry’s Crew and position on-board the plane a P-51 were,

2^nd Lt. Harry M. VanZandt Pilot

Harry died while on escort with B-29 he came in bad weather conditions and probably crashed in sea near Honshu on June 1, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Old Vancouver City Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

Thanks to https://www.7thfighter.com/15thfg/index.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

Allcroft, Roger Dewitt

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Roger Dewitt Allcroft.

Unit/Placed, Marine Fighting Squadron VFM-113 “Whistling Devils“, USMC.

Roger was born on Sep. 23, 1925 Ada, Hardin County, Ohio.

Father, James W. Allcroft.

Mother, Cecelie Allcroft.

James enlisted the service in New Jersey on with service number # 0-032184.

Roger was KIA in Amami,, Oshima, Japan on June 22, 1945, First Lieutenant James D. Allcroft is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal with Gold Star, Combat Action Ribbon and the Distinguished Service Cross.

James is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.
Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.wikiwand.com/en/VMF-113 ABMC, https://abmc.gov Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com, Fields of Honor http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com , Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org, https://missingmarines.com/ Rolland Swank and Terry Hirsch.

Albright, Charles M.

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Charles M. Albright.

Unit/placed in, 676^th Bomber Squadron, 444^th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Charles was born on June 8, 1915 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Father, Benjamin F. Albright.

Mother, Katie M. (Muckel) Albright.

Brothers, Paul F. and John R. Albright.

Wife, Merle (Inglet) Albright.

Charles entered the service from Pennsylania with service number # 0-671247.

Charles crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were;

1^st Lt. Clifford J. Anderson Pilot

2^nd Lt. Terrence M. Byrne Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Charles M. Albright Bombardier

1^st Lt. Peter E. Coury Engineer

1^st Lt. James O’Stanley Navigator

S/Sgt. William E. Allen Central Fire Control/Gunner

T/Sgt. Ellis M. Doolen Left Gunner

S/Sgt. Arthur P. McGuirre Radar Operator/Gunner

S/Sgt. Cephas C. Robinson Radio Operator/Gunner

S/Sgt. Lloyd A. Temple Right Gunner

Charles was KIA after the mission to Osaka, Japan they were struck by enemy fighters and crashed, on June 1, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, 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.444thbg.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/

Allen, William G.

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant (Radio Operator C-47) William G. Allen.

Unit/Placed, 56^th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375^th Troop Carrier Group.

William was born in, 1924 in Missouri.

Father, William H. Allen.

Mother, Alta A. Allen.

William enlisted the service in Kansas with serial # 17127506.

William died during a Cargo/Passenger Mission to Biak, Indonesia (probably) crashed, on Jan. 29, 1945, Staff Sergeant William G. Allen is honored with a Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, American Campaign medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Tablets of the Missing – Army.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_Bombardment_Group.html ABMC, https://abmc.gov 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 Rolland Swank and Terry Hirsch.

Ainsworth, Paul R.

Rank and Name,Private First Class Paul R. Ainsworth.

Unit/Placed in,155th Infantry Regiment, 31th Infantry Division”Dixie“.

Paul is born no record.

Parents, No Record.

Paul enlisted the U.S.Army in New York with service number # 32472171.

Paul was KIA in the Morotai Island Campaign,Indonesia on Jan.17, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.indianamilitary.org/31STINFDIV/SoThinkMenu/31stSTART.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/

Alexander, Earnest R.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Earnest R. Alexander.

Unit/placed in, V Fighter Command (Far Eastern Air Force).

Eastern was born on Dec. 19, 1922 in Blocker, Oklahoma.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Eastern entered the service from Dallas, Texas in June 8, 1942 with service number # 18082768.

Earnest died by the Japanese trying to escape them on March 26, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls 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/

On February 27, 1945 one of seven Mustangs that took off from Biak on a flight bound for Wama Airfield on Morotai on a mission to ferry new aircraft to the 3rd Air Commando Group. During the flight roughly 30-40 miles short of their destination the formation encountered very bad weather and the formation broke up.

Bollinger and Alexander were last seen entering clouds and were never seen again. This aircraft and P-51D 44-63338 piloted by Bollinger failed to arrive. Both pilots were officially declared Missing In Action (MIA).

New Facts

Fate of the Pilot
In fact, Alexander bailed out near Obi Island to the south of Halmahera. Alexander and Bollinger were detained by Ismael Radjaloear, Imam of Laiwoei and leader of Japanese Heihe who sold both pilots to the Japanese.

On March 11, 1945 both were turned over to the Japanese and became Prisoners Of War (POW). Both men attempted to escape. On March 26, 1945 both were killed by a Japanese Army 20 man patrol.

During the middle of May 1945, an Australian Army ‘J’ Mission, Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) inserted an intelligence gathering party on Obi Island that learned two American pilots, Alexander and Bollinger were captured by locals and turned over to the Japanese.

Their bodies were not buried but at the end of the Pacific War the Japanese built a “burial ground” for them at Seri village (it is not clear if any remains were buried there or not. His remains were never recovered and he remains listed as Missing In Action.

Adamson, Jessie Leroy

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Jessie Leroy Adamson.

Unit/placed on, Landing Ship Infantry LS(G)-471, United States Navy.

Jessie was born on Jan. 2, 1926 in Tecumesh, Pottawatomie County,Oklahoma.

Father, Jessie J. Adamson.

Mother, Ruby Adamson.

Sisters, Naomi R. Adamson.

Brothers, Raymond, Floyd, Edward, Eugene, Herman, James and Wilson Adamson.

Jessie entered the service from Oklahoma in Dec. 31, 1944 with service-number # 6717198.

Jessie was KIA when the ship was hit by the Enemy fire in the ammunition-box off the Iwo Jima Coast, on Feb. 17, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/15/150471.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/

Alexander, George W.

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant George W. Alexander.

Unit/placed in, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

George was born in 1923 in Louisiana.

Father, Eveline R. Alexander.

Mother, Vera Alexander.

Sister, Bobbie J. Alexander.

Brother, Royce Alexander.

George entered the service from Louisiana with service number # O-793478.

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

1st Lt. George W. Alexander A/C

2nd Lt. Fred R. Riddle Jr. Pilot

2nd Lt. Bertram M. Turk Navigator

1st Lt. Elliott K. Whitfield Bombardier

2nd Lt. Aloysius A. Geis Engineer

Sgt. Billy E. Smith Radio/Radar Operator

S/Sgt. Johnnie.B. Loafman Left Waist Gunner

Cpl. Marlin M. Austen Right Waist Gunner

F/O. Glen M. Holm Central Fire Control

Pfc. Melvin E. Blurton Passenger

M/Sgt. Russell Estrate Passenger

M/Sgt. Lawrence C. Moydell Passenger

Cpl. William G. Coursev Passenger

T/Sgt. Penny Alderson Passenger

George died during a Supply Drop at POW Camp, Fukuoka in Japan, on Sep. 4, 1945. he is honored with a 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.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/498th_Bombardment_Group.html

See article bottom right side . 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/

Alexander, Donald B.

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Donald B. Alexander.

Unit/placed in, 871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Donald was born in Aug. 26, 1917 in Missouri.

Father, Arlon B. Alexander.

Mother, Clara M. Alexander.

Wife, Reubla R. (Nuutlon) Alexander.

Donald entered the service from Missouri with service-number # 0-866361.

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

Capt. Dale W. Peterson pilot

2nd Lt. James L. Kellan Jr. Co Pilot

1nd Lt. Frank L. Zylla Navigator/Bombardier

2nd Lt. Joseph R. Zeock Bombardier

2nd Lt. Donald B. Alexander Engineer

S/Sgt. Charles C. Foster Radio Operator

Sgt. Tom B. Clark Central Fire Control

Cpl. Tony Carrion Right Waist Gunner

Cpl. Bernard F. Sutton Left Waist Gunner

Sgt. Lemuel B. Peterson Tail Gunner

Sgt. Arlie A. Agent Radar Operator

Donald was KIA during on the way back the plane was heavily damaged and was ditched by the pilot, on Jan. 27, 1945 is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.497thbombgroupb29.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/