Categorie: Places Unknown 1945

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/

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/