1945 – Pagina 86 – ww2 Pacific

Albison, Norman E.

Rank and Name, Sergeant Norman E. Albison.

Unit/placed in , 374^th Bomber squadron, 308^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

Sergeant Albison became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Rangoon POW camp in Myanmar (Burma).

Norman was born on Nov. 4, 1922 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.

Father, Norman Albinson.

Mother, Alice Albinson.

Sister, Bernice Albinson.

Norman entered the service from Pennsyslvania in Dec. 5, 1942 with service number # 13176804.

Norman died as a Pow in a Camp Rangoon, Birma from various diseases on Aug. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.

Thanks to https://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/burma_rangoon_prison.html http://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-two-japanese-prisoner-of-war-camps/ http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/308th_Bombardment_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/

Norman’s remains were recovered in 1946 from a burial at the Rangoon POW camp.

His remains, along with others, were being transported from Rangoon to Calcutta, India by C-47B #43-48308. However this C-47 crashed on this trip on May 17, 1946.

His remains were not recovered from this crash.

Historical Note: The Japanese Army “did not” report that they had a prison camp at Rangoon to the U.S. Military until after the war.

Above Bio & Reports by: Russ Pickett

Martin, Andrew Lawrence

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Andrew Lawrence Martin.

Unit/Placed in, 674^th Bomber Squadron, 417^th Bomber Group (Light).

Andrew is born approx. 1913 in Brooklyn, New York.

Parents and Siblings, no record available.

Andrew enlisted the service in New York with service number # 32337463.

Andrew’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a A-20 were,

1^st Lt. Howard D. Saar Pilot

S/Sgt. Andrew L. Martin Engineer/Gunner

Andrew was KIA when the plane had 1 Motor out and the other failing so made a crash-landing at unknown on Sep. 30 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Andrew 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/417th_Bombardment_Group.html http://www.wikiwand.com/en/417th_Bombardment_Group 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/

Abarquez Jr., Primo B.

Abarquez Jr. , Primo B.

Rank and Name, Private Primo B. Abarquez Jr.

Unit/Placed in on, 88^th Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Primo is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Primo enlisted the U.S.Army in the Philippines with serial # 6739728.

Primo was KIA died defending Philippine soil against the Japanese on Feb. 9, 1944, Private Primo B. Aberquez Jr. is honored with a Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall 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/

Adkins, Howard Lucas

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class Howard Lucas Adkins.

Unit/placed on, USS California (BB-44) Battle Ship, United States Navy.

Howard was born on Dec. 3, 1921 in Goodwill, Mercer County, West Virginia.

Father, Thomas M. Adkins.

Mother, Beulah V. (Gold) Adkins.

Sisters, Katherine I. and Lilian K. Adkins.

Brother, Earnest I. Adkins.

Howard entered the Service from West Virginia with service number # 2661932.

Howard was KIA when the USS California got hit by torpedoes in Pearl Harbour on Dec.7, 1941, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/44a.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/