Rank and Name, Seaman First Class George Angelopoulos.
Unit/Placed in, USS O’Brien (DD-725) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.
George is born approx. on Jan. 15, 1922 in Norwich, Connecticut.
Father, James Angelopoulos.
Parent and Siblings, No Record Available.
George enlisted the service in Connecticut with service number # 6425045.
George was KIA when a Kamikaze (Achi D3A) crashed portside on March 27, 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.
George is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/725.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
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
