Categorie: Transport or fights over Sea 1945

Rank and Name,  Seaman Second Class Albert Martin.

Unit/Placed in, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Cruiser, United States Naval Reserve.

Albert is born no record available in Kentucky.

Parents and Siblings, no record available.

Albert enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 8681378.

Albert was KIA when the USS Indianapolis was struck by 2 Torpedo’s from the Japanese I-58, she sunk in the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Albert 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, Lieutenant Junior Grade Oswald Joseph Allen.

Unit/Placed in, Bombing Fighter Squadron 95 “Wrights Raiders” (VBF-95).

Oswald is born 1920 in Mobile, Alabama.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Wife, Margret M. (Russell) Allen.

Oswald enlisted the service in Alabama with service number # 0-240814.

Oswald died in a training-accident, he collided with a TBM Avanger and the crashed on July 24, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Expeditionary Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Oswald is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA.

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/

VBF-95 was based on N A S  HILO Territory of Hawaii (T.H.).

The Bomber Fighter Squadrons, were created to reduce the Fighter Squadrons in an Air Group to an acceptable size. Fighter Squadrons had up to 60 planes and 100 pilots. Normaly a Fighter Squadron was split in two to creat a Bomber Fighter Squadron.

Rank and Name, Coxwain John Richard Allen Jr..

Unit/Placed in, USS Collett (DD-730) Destroyer, United States Navy.

John is born on Sep. 29, 1921 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

John enlisted the service in New Mexico with service number # 3601925.

John died when he was caught by a wave on deck on Jan. 17, 1945, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

John 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 Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA.

Thanks to http://www.usscollett.com/ 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, Captain Johnson Butler Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 21^st Reconnaissance Troop, 21^st Infantry Division.

Johnson Butler Allen was on a Transport Plane from Bougainville to Guadacanal with Several others, but the pane never arrived there.

Johnson is born 1913 in Bexar, Texas.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Johnson enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 0-3880580.

Johnson’s Transport Mate’s on-board the plane a C-46 were,

Crew;

1^st Lt.           Richard O. Haralson          Pilot

1^st Lt.           Jack W. Glover                  Co Pilot

S/Sgt.           Norman L. Myers              Navigator/Engineer

Sgt.              Daniel Bate Jr.                  Radio Operator/Engineer

Mr. Tec. Sgt.  William E. Lane                 Loadmaster

Pvt.              Charles H. Bakewell           Loadmaster

Fl. Nurse       Eloise M. Richardson          Nurse

Passrngers

ARMY

Lt. Col.          Everett B. Mersereau         Infantry       

Capt.            Johnson B. Allen               Infantry

1^st Lt.           George S. Gerst                 Combat Engineer

1^st Lt.           Wayburn W. Schossow        Signal Company

2^nd Lt.          Richard A. Butler              Signal Company

2^nd Lt.          Eloise M. Richardson          Medical Squadron

2^nd Lt.          Carol J. Kowalski               Postal Unit

2^nd Lt.          Harold R. Galbraiht           Administration Corps

S/Sgt.           Robert E. Quinn                Band Member

Sgt.              Wilbert E. Sann                 Photo Squadron

NAVY

Phm3c         William D. Hay                 Pharmasist

Stm3c          Alex M. Kondrick               Steward

MARINE

Pfc.              Frederick A. Westenfolder   Private First Class

Johnson died when the Plane not arrived at Guadalcanal, and the search party no delivered on May 19, 1945, he is honored with a Silver Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Johnson 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/