Rank and Name, Fire Controlman Third Class John David Apking.
Unit/Placed in, USS Kete (SS-369) Submarine, United States Naval Reserve.
John is born approx. on July 15, 1925 in Ohio.
Father, John V. Apking.
Mother, Helen M. (Mynatt) Apking.
Brother(s), Allen Apking.
John enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 6134535.
John was KIA cause Unknown, on March 20, 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.
John is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/apking-j-d.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
