Categorie: Philippine Campaign 1945

Rank and Name, Private First Class Elmer Adkins.

Unit/Placed in, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division “Tropic Lightning “.

Elmer is born in 1920 in Huntington, West Virginia.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Elmer enlisted the U.S.Army in West Virginia with service number # 36771870.

Elmer was KIA on the Umingan Road near San Jose, Philippines on Feb. 6, 1945, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to https://www.25thida.org/division/wwii-chronology/ 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 First Class Edward J. Aboosh.

Unit/Placed in on, 5^th Cavalry Regiment “Black Nights “, 1^st Cavalry Division.

Edward is born in 1924 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Edwin enlisted the U.S.Army in Pennsylvania with service number # 33678850.

Edwin died of his wounds at the fights over the Marikina River, near Manila on March 10, 1945, Private First Class Edwin J. Aboosh is honored with a  Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to https://1cda.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/

Rank and Name, Private First Class Earl Bethell Allgood.

Unit/Placed in, 169^th Infantry Regiment, 43^rd Infantry Division”Winged Victory”.

Earl is born approx. 1916 in Missisippi.

Father, Young Allgood.

Mother, Bethell Allgood.

Earl enlisted the service in Missisippi with service number # 34274947.

Earl was KIA attached to the 112^th Cavalry Regiment conducting recon at the Shimbu Line on April 27, 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.

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

Thanks to http://www.43rd-infantry-division.org/ 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 and Name,  Private First Class Clyde D. Adams.

Unit/placed; 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division.

Clyde was born on 1922 in Saline, Missouri.

Father, David A. Adams.

Mother, Myrtle Adams.

Clyde enlisted the U.S.Army in Missouri with service number # 37397055.

Clyde died of wounds sustained at Baguio, Luzon, on April 26, 1945, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Infantry_Division_(United_States) 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 First Class Ben Martin.

Unit/Placed in, 34^th Infantry Regiment, 24^th Infantry Division.

Ben is born 1921 in Clark, West Virginia.

Father, Herman Martin.

Mother, Fannie Martin.

Brother, Edwin, Charles C. and Edwin Martin.

Ben enlisted the service in West Virginia with service number # 35084703.

Ben was KIA when the Regiment took position to conquer the Wawa-Dam on June 4, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, 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 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, Private First Class Arthur R. Martin.

Unit/Placed in, 163^rd Infantry Regiment, 41rd Infantry Division “Sunsetters”.

Arthur is born in Illinois.

Parents and Siblings, no record available.

Arthur enlisted the service in Illinois with service number # 3668771.

Arthur was KIA during the battle over Zamboanga City in fierce resistance by the Japanese on March 13, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge, Distinguished Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, 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.

Thanks to https://history.army.mil/brochures/southphil/southphils.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,Private First Class Tench Brower Aldrich.

Unit/Placed in,188th Glider Infantry Regiment, 11^th Airborne Division “Angels.

Tench is born on Sep. 19, 1924 in Boy River, Minnesota.

Father,Ralph B. Aldrich .

Mother, Sarah M. (House) Aldrich.

Brother, Charles O. Aldrich.

Tench enlisted the service in Oregon with service number # 39462530.

Tench was KIA at Manila on Feb. 10, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to  http://www.ww2-airborne.us/18corps/11abn/11_overview.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,Private First Class Herman Lowell Alexander.

Unit/Placed in,20th Infantry Regiment, 6^th Infantry Division“Red Star“.

Herman is born on Aug. 2, 1921 in Illinois.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Herman enlisted the service in Illinois with service number # 36066883.

Herman was KIA in the fights over Munoz, Philippines on Feb. 2, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Silver Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Crab Orchard, Williamson County, Illinois, USA.

Thanks to https://www.6thinfantry.com/ ABMC, https://abmc.gov  http://navylog.navymemorial.org ,  Jean Louis Vijgen , Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Sean Cojenos, Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,  Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. : http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider, Armand Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Rank and Name, Private First Class Dennis R. Allerton.

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

Dennis is born approx. 1912 in Florida.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Wife, Lilian M. (Gonzalez) Allerton.

Dennis enlisted the service in Florida with service number # 34531488.

Dennis was KIA in the fights over the “Zig Zag Pass” on Feb. 13, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Thanks to https://www.armydivs.com/38th-infantry-division/

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 and Name,Private First Class Delbert E. Aldrich.

Unit/Placed in,148th Infantry Regiment, 37^th Infantry Division “Buck Eye“.

Delbert is born in 1920 in Colusa, Judicial Township, California.

Stepfather, Ernest Fifield.

Mother, Sadie Fifield.

Brother, Viktor Fifield.

Delbert enlisted the service in  with service number # 2098796.

Delbert died of his wounds sustained at the Fights over the Philippines (prob. Manila) on Sep. 9, 1945, he is honored with a Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Delbert 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/