East Coast Memorial – Pagina 9

Davis, Alton Wood

Rank and Name, Ensign Alton Wood Davis.

Unit/Placed in, Patrol Squadron 74 (VP-74), United States Naval Reserve.

Alton is born approx. on 29 June 1915 in Westport, Massachusetts.

Father, Leslie Burdette Davis.

Mother, Mary Lizzie (Wood) Davis.

Sister(s), Virginia and Marylyn Leslie Davis.

Brother(s), Russell Burdette Davis.

Alton enlisted the service in Massachusetts with service number # 0-104322.

Alton‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a PBM- 1 were,

LtJg. John Herbert Cushman Pilot

Ensign Wilson B. Trapp

Ensign Alton Wood Davis

Machinist Anthony Javonovich

Amm2. Harvey Peterson

Em2. Edward William Leidy

Arm3. David Griffith Stone

Arm3. Hugh Milton Grantham

Aom3. Thomas Edward McMillan

Amm3. William Faudie Marshall

Amm3. Richard Lyle Amburn

Amm3. Walter L. Kuhlmann Jr.

Alton was KIA on a search Mission at Bermuda, the plane was circling at a low altitude when it was Caught by a Downdraft and crashed at Sea on 3 June 1942, 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.

Alton is buried/mentioned at the tablets of the missing at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York.

Alton also has a Memorial Grave at Beech Grove Cemetery

Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, VS.

Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5DW-VVD

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/

Carter, Clayton Lee

Rank and Name, Signalman First Class Clayton Lee Carter.
Unit/Placed in, USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.

Clayton is born approx. on 8 Sep. 1921 in Chatham County, Georgia.
Father, Sidney Pearl Carter.
Mother, Minnie (Tillman) Carter.
Sister(s), Pearl H. Hazel Marie, Mabel Jewel and Ruth Naomia Carter.
Brother(s), Sidney Pearl and Ernest earl Carter.

Clayton enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 6361772.

Clayton was KIA when the Destroyer USS Frederick C. Davis was on anti-submarine patrol service (at the Atlantic Ocean) and the escort prepared to attack, the submarine torpedoed her on 24 April 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.

Clayton is buried/mentioned at the tablets of the missing at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York.
Clayton also has a Memorial Grave at Brickyard Cemetery Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRFC-YQF
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/

Jones, Bennie Franklyn

Rank and Name, Aviation Chief Radioman Bennie Franklyn Jones.

Unit/Placed in, Patrol Squadron 128 (VP-128), United States Navy.

Bennie is born approx. on unknown.

Spouse, Pauline Elizabeth Jones.

Bennie enlisted the service in Washington with service number # 3560113.

Bennie‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a PV-1 were,

Lt. Alvin W. Semrau Pilot

Ens. James C. Digh Co Pilot

Ens. John C. Price

Arm2. Bernard C. Parnell

Acrm. Bennie F. Jones

Aom3. Arthur P. Bodge

Amm1. Midas V. Levins

Bennie died when on a flight (duty) to New York, on Take-off came in a spin, the plane crashed in sea and sank on 17 May 1943, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Bennie is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Tablets of the Missing.

Thanks to, http://www.vpnavy.com/