Rank and Name, Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Isaac Kenton Allum.
Unit/Placed in, USS Newberry (APA-158) Attack Transport, United States Naval Reseve.
Isaac is born approx. on Oct. 11, 1925 in Gregory, South Dakota.
Father, Claude E. Allum.
Mother, Grace M. (McConnell) Allum.
Sister(s), Shirley E. Wilma G. Ruth J. and Norene J. Allum.
Brother(s), Lloyd E. Claude E. Kermit W. and Buell B. Allum .
Isaac enlisted the service in South Dakota with service number # 9615524.
Isaac was KIA in the Iwo Jima assault on Feb. 19, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Isaac is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
He also got a Memorial Grave at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA.
And also at Herrick Cemetery, Herrick, Gregory County, South Dakota, USA.
Thanks to, http://www.rpadden.com/158/
https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03158.htm
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
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
