Rank and Name, Coxwain David Michael Ammaturo.
Unit/Placed in, USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) Carrier, United states Naval Reserve.
David is born approx. on 1920 in Kansas.
Father, Michael Ammaturo.
Mother, Gladys Ammaturo.
Spouse, Eva A. Ammaturo.
David enlisted the service in California with service number # 3757626.
David was KIA during the Battle of Iwo Jima when the USS Bismarck Sea was Sunk on Feb. 21, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal Navy, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
David is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/CVE-95.html
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
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
AMMATURO, DAVID MICHAEL , Coxswain (no. 3757626), USS Bismarck Sea, US Navy Reserve, †21/02/1945, [Family] Wife, Mrs. Eva A. Ammaturo, Atascadero, Calif. [Casualty] Died in landing and occupation, declared dead February 21, 1945. [Event] Iwo Jima Landing and Occupation, February 21, 1945. [Location] Bonin & Volcano Islands, missing, date of loss February 21, 1945,
