Rank and Name, Private Claude L. Armstrong.
Unit/Placed in, US Infantry.
Claude is born approx. on Sep. 13, 1922 in Oklahoma.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Spouse, Frances L. Armstrong.
Claude enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # 38693600.
Claude was KIA when on transport to Leyte with the LST-577, it was torpedoed by the Japanese Submarine RP-50 on Feb. 10, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Claude is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/LST-577.html
https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11637.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
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
