Categorie: Plane Crashes in the Oceans-1945

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Edgar Bailey Scott.

Unit/Placed in, 12th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group.

 

Edgar is born approx. on 8 April 1920 in Corvallis, Montana.

Father, Earnest E. Scott.

Mother, Loretta O. Scott.

Sister(s), Georgia G. and Phyllis M. Scott.

 

Edgar enlisted the service in Montana with service number # 0-752465.

 

Edgar was KIA when on Bomber Escort his left Engine was shot by Ground Fire, turned back to Base and crashed in Sea on 31 Jan. 1945,  he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

Edgar also has a Memorial Grave at Corvallis Cemetery, Corvallis, Ravalli County, Montana, USA.

 

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/philippines/lingayen/index.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

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

Website,

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

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

Rank and Name, Aviation Radio Technician First Class Alpha Scott.

Unit/Placed in, Naval Air Transport Squadron 13 (VR-13), United States Navy.

 

Alpha is born approx. on 1920 in Holland.

Father, Louis B. Scott.

Mother, Marie Louisa Scott.

Alpha and Mother are born in Holland.

Brother(s), Philome Scott.

Born in Belgium.

Sister(s), Verna Scott.

 

Alpha enlisted the service in California with service number # 5635843.

 

Alpha‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a R4D-6  were,

Lt.               Donald Leslie McInteer       Pilot

Captain        Richard A. Kirkland           Co Pilot

AMM1c.        James Thompson Jr.          Navigator

AM1c.          Barton J. Rassmussen        Engineer

ARM2c.        Edmund Z. Szczygiel         Radio Operator

Lt.               Donald V. Johnson            Passenger

Lt.               Louis C. Skinner                Passenger

Lt.               G. M. L. Costner                Passenger

???               Alsie A. Porterfield            Passenger

ART1c.         Alpha Scott                      Passenger

AMM2c.        Charles W. Kallal               Passenger

ARM3c.        Alfred A. France               Passenger

ARM3c.        Tony D. Drakos                 Passenger

SM1c.           Ben Williams                    Passenger

SM1c.           Bennice Hathaway            Passenger

Sgt.              A. B. Bosely                     Passenger

Pvt.              H. L. Straub                     Passenger

Alpha died as passenger on a Scheduled flight, cause is unknown but bad weather probably was a contributing factor. Died on 19 March 1945, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, https://www.ozatwar.com/usnavy/vr-13.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

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

Website,

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

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

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Louis Aversa.

Unit/Placed in, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy.

 

Louis is born approx. on 1921 in New York.

Mother, Sophie Aversa.

 

Louis enlisted the service in New York with service number # 12127845.

 

Louis‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

1^st Lt.           Vincent D. Jamme Jr.        Pilot

2^nd Lt.          William E. Davenport         Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Victor J. Mazur                 Navigator

TSgt.            Louis Aversa                     Radio Operator/Gunner

TSgt.            Denver M. Bryant             Engineer/Gunner

SSgt.            Martin L. Bernstein           Armorer Gunner

Louis was KIA When they were hit by FLAK that damaged an Engine, so they must ditched the Plane in the China Sea on 13 March 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

 

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/38th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

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

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

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

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, Aviation Metalsmith First Class Barton Jones Rasmussen.

Unit/Placed in, Transport Squadron Com-Air 7thFleet.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCW2-MMM

Barton is born approx. on 6 June 1924 in Des Moines, New Mexico.

Father, Charles O. Rasmussen.

Mother, Maggie B. (Jones) Rasmussen.

Sister(s), Madge B. Vina M. and Peggy Rasmussen.

Brother(s), Charlie R. Benjamin F. Newton A. and Thomas M. Rasmussen.

 

Barton enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 3566122.

 

Barton ‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a R4D-6 (DC-3)  were,

Lt.               Donald L. McInteer            Pilot

Captain        Richard A. Kirkland           Co Pilot

Amm1c.        James Thompson Jr          Crew

Am1c.          Barton J. Rasmussen         Crew

Arm2c.         Edmund Z. Szczygiel         Crew

1. Donald V. Johnson Passenger

Lt.               Louis C. Skinner                Passenger

Ls.               G.M.L. Costner                  Passenger

Alsie A. Porterfield            Passenger

Art1c.          Alpha Scott                      Passenger

Amm2c.        Charles W. Kallal               Passenger

Arm3c.         Alfred A. France               Passenger

Arm3c.         Tony D. Drakos                 Passenger

Sm1c.           Ben Williams                    Passenger

Sm1c.           Bennice Hathaway             Passenger

Sgt.              A.B. Boseley                      Passenger

Pvt.              H.L. Straub                       Passenger

 

Barton died in a crash when the Plane was on Transport duty for Tacloban and it never arrived on 19 March 1945, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Barton 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