Categorie: Papua-New Guinea 1945

Rank and Name, Motor Machinist’s Mate (Aviation) Ira R. Abbey.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Salamaua (CVE-96), Carrier,United States Navy.

Ira is born in 1920 in, Butte, Montana.

Father, I. R. Abbey.

Mother, Pearl (Naponen) Abbey.

Ira enlisted the service in Montana with serial # 3685287.

Ira was KIA when a Kamikaze hit the flight deck and killed and damaged heavenly off Lingayen Gulf,  on Jan. 13, 1945, Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class Ira R. Abbey is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls off the Missing.

Thanks to  https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CVE/cve96-history.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, Second Lieutenant Roy F. Alley.

Unit/Placed in, 390^th Bomber Squadron, 42^nd Bomber Group (Heavey).

Roy is born approx. 1917 in Atlanta, Tennessee.

Stepfather, Joseph F. Nutting.

Mother, Lynne Nutting.

Roy enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # O-0699106.

Roy’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

2^nd Lt.          Milton F. Fadeley               Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Glen M. Hermansen           Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Roy F. Alley                      Navigator

Corp.            Lloyd C. Utter                   Radio Operator

Sgt.              Andrew G. Haidnick          Engineer

Sgt.              Joseph A. Lebbano             Gunner

Roy was KIA during the mission, they were hit by FLAK and crashed on Tarkan Island, Borneo on April 20, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, 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.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_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/

Rank/Name,  Seaman First Class Robert Edwin Adams.

Unit/placed in, USS Mount Hood (AE-11) Ammunition Ship, United states Navy.

Robert was born  on Feb. 16, 1927 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Father, Samuel N. Adams.

Mother, Charlotte (Dutcher) Adams.

Robert entered  the Service from Massachusetts with service # 6675171.

Robert E. Adams was Killed in Action when they moved ammunition and the ship blew up at Seeadler Harbour, Manus Island, New Guinea on Nov. 10, 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://ww2today.com/10-november-1944-the-crew-of-uss-mount-hood-disappear-in-massive-explosion  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 Sam Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 162^nd Infantry Regiment, 41^st Infantry Division “Sunsetters”.

Sam is born on Nov. 11, 1917 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Mother, Grace Witt.

Sam enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 35803344.

Sam was KIA during the defend on the Beaches of Biak, New Guinea on, June 7, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Sam 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

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/