Categorie: Philippine Campaign 1945

Rank and Name, Private First Class Elden Claude Edwards.

Unit/Placed in, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division.

 

Elden is born approx. on 21 February 1919 in Alexandria, Hanson County, South Dakota.

Father, Arthur Lee Edwards.

Mother, Elma Maybelle (Ormsbee) Edwards.

Brother(s), Orval Lee Edwards.

 

Elden enlisted the service on 23 September 1944 in Los Angeles, California with service number # 39728984.

 

Elden got KIA/MIA in the fights with the Japanese and drowned in the Marikina river  a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila on 9 July 1945, he is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to,

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GN9S-66Q

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

Rank and Name, Ensign Emmett Russell Edwards Jr.

Unit/Placed in, Night Fighting Squadron Forty One, Carrier Air Group 22, United States Naval Reserve.

Emmet is born on 4 June 1921 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.

Father, Emmitt Russell Edwards.

Mother, Rosa May (Finley) Edwards.

Spouse, Margare (Eargle) Edward.

Emmett enlisted the service in South Carolina with service number # 0-321269.

Emmett was KIA/MIA in a aerial fights with Japanese Kamikaze Fighters, he got shot and crashed in the Philippine Sea on 6 January 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.ussindependencecvl22.com/index.htm

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/310183

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQ4M-35B

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/aircraft-us/aircraft-usn-f/f6f-hellcat.html

https://books.google.nl/books?id=MMs4L3zDrigC&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=Third+Fleet+in+support+of+operations+Luzon+attacks,+January+6,+1945&source=bl&ots=1E4TdvSuH-&sig=ACfU3U2egOkqM4wNN-ATvY41YsGq_dZpCA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwgrq_5ouCAxX6wQIHHYm2A7g4FBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Third%20Fleet%20in%20support%20of%20operations%20Luzon%20attacks%2C%20January%206%2C%201945&f=false

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

Luzon

On 6 January the Task Force had taken position off northeastern Luzon and launched strikes against southern Luzon airfields on that and the following day

Serial 0022, Operational Summaries of Carrier Strikes.

1945. F. Halsey [Robert B. Carney]. January 6,1945. 8pp.

Summary of air strikes on Luzon airfields by elements of TF 38

On 3 January 1945 Task Force 38 began a series of air strikes against targets on Formosa and Luzon that were designed to continue both the “softening up”

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class Robert Arent.

Unit/Placed in, USS Lowry (DD-770) Destroyer, United States Navy.

 

Robert is born approx. on 1915 in Ohio.

Grandmother, Katherine Arent.

Sister(s), Anna Mae Arent.

 

Robert enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 9486086.

 

Robert was KIA in the Lingayen Gulf (called then suicide gulf) they were attacked by a Kamikaze on Jan. 6, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Robert 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, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant James E. Cain.

Unit/Placed in, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion (B-Battery), 24th Infantry Division.

MOS 576;  Flash Ranging Observer.

 

James is born on no record.

 

James enlisted the service in Illinois with service number # O-1167352.

 

James was KIA when protecting the attack Force from the Regiments, when they got a Barrage from Japanese Mortar Fire on their base near the Zigzag Pass on, 5 February 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

James 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, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

Rank and Name, Private First Class Ben Claire Steele.

Unit/Placed in, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division (23rd Division), United States Army.

 

Ben is born on 14 April 1923 in Woodside, Montana.

Father, Harold Thomas Steele.

Mother, Elizabeth Anne (Semmens) Steele.

Sister(s), Charlotte May and Marjory Anne Steele.

Brother(s), Harold Lewis Steele.

 

Ben enlisted the service in Montana with service number # 39617460.

 

Ben died of his wounds sustained in the Firefights with the Japanese on Mt. Babag (Babag Ridge) on 15 April 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Ship Badge, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://anthro151.blogspot.com/2010/10/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G38P-825

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Arthur J. Edwards.

Unit/Placed in, 305th Infantry Regiment (A-Comp, 1^st Battalion), 77th Infantry Division “Statue of Liberty”.

 

Arthur is born on 1920 in Maryland.

 

Arthur enlisted the service in Maryland with service number # 13072182.

 

Arthur was KIA at Silad, Leyte while clearing the Libungao-Palompon road junction from Japanese Soldiers on 29 Jan. 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, https://archive.org/details/OursToHoldItHigh/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

Rank and Name, Private First Class Arnold Stanford Edwards.

Unit/Placed in, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division “Cyclone”.

Arnold is born on 1921 in Burkes Garden, Virginia.

Father, Leland Stanford Edwards.

Mother, Stellena Bell (Walker) Edwards.

Sister(s), Martha Edwards.

Arnold enlisted the service in Virginia with service number # 33214181.

Arnold died of his wounds sustained in the fights at Mango Road near Woodpecker Ridge (Philippines, Wama Dam)on 11 May 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Combat Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Thanks to, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Triumph/USA-P-Triumph-22.html

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1M1-W1P

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

Rank and Name, Private Chester Taylor.

Unit/Placed in, 1279th Engineer Combat Battalion.

 

Chester is born approx. on 1918 in Florida.

 

Chester enlisted the service in Florida with service number # 34035029.

 

Chester was KIA during the landings at Lingayen Gulf when his LCM was hit by shore Fire from the Japanese on 10 Jan. 1940,  he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

 

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Website,

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

 

1279th Combat Engineers

First organized in 1937, the unit that became the 1279th Combat Engineer Battalion was the Michigan National Guard’s only all-African-American organization. The 1279th saw service in the South Pacific during World War II, including the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Luzon. The 1279th Combat Engineer Battalion was one of the state’s African-American units to serve with distinction during that war. Unlike other Michigan African-American units, though, the 1279th was led by African-American officers. And, despite the 1948 Executive Order issued by President Harry S. Truman, the battalion remained segregated. Following World War II, the unit was redesignated as the 1279th Combat Engineer Battalion

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Andrew Matthew Taylor.

Unit/Placed in, 185th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division “Sunshine”.

 

Andrew is born approx. on 10 April 1915 in Butler, Georgia.

Father, Horace Stephen Taylor.

Mother, Hattie Emanuel (Harrell) Taylor.

Sister(s), Nina Maude and Neva Estelle Taylor .

Brother(s), Stephen Emanuel Taylor.

 

Andrew enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 1286393.

 

Andrew was KIA in the Mountain-range of Negros Island, Philippines fighting the Japanese Army on 25 April 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman ship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, 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.

 

Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRWB-6R9

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Website,

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Rank and Name, Sergeant Stanley Carl Aamold.

Unit/Placed in, 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion, United States Army.

 

Stanley is born approx. in 1915 in Fergus County, Montana.

Father, Carl Martin Aamold.

Mother, Ruby (Bennet) Aamold.

Sister(s), Edith Cecile Aamold.

Brother(s), Raymond Melvin, Albert Louis, Roland Grover and Harold Aamold.

Stepbrother(s), Stanley C. and Ralph M. Arnold.

 

Stanley enlisted the service in Montana with service number # 39604734.

 

Stanley died of his wounds sustained during a fire mission at Manila Hotel on 18 Feb. 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

 

Thanks to, https://www.tankdestroyer.net/units/battalions600s/226-640th-tank-destroyer-battalion

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Website,

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/