Rank and Name, Radioman Third Class John Alston Jr.
Unit/Placed in, USS Escanaba (WPG-77) Coast Guard Cutter.
John is born on 12 August 1918 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Father, John Alston.
Born in Scotland.
Mother, Sarah (Aspinall) Alston.
Born in England
Sister(s), Beatrice L. Alston.
Brother(s), Donald Alston.
John enlisted the service in Massachusetts with service number # 504402.
John died or was KIA when de USCGC Escanaba sunk by torpedo or drifting mine on June 13, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
John is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Tablets of the missing.
(A structure erected in honor of someone whose remains lie elsewhere)
John also has a Memorial Grave at Bellevue Cemetery
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Thanks to, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/tande/WPG/wpg77.html
https://gcaptain.com/remembering-uscgc-escanaba-wpg/
https://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2005/june/13_escanaba.htm
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS12-CX4
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
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
