Rank and Name, Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Glen Aubel.
Unit/Placed in, Bombing Squadron 11 (VB-11), United States Naval Reserve.
Richard is born approx. on 21 Jan. 1923 in Ohio.
Father, Ora R. Aubel.
Mother, Essie G. (McVay) Aubel.
Sister(s), Marilynn Aubel.
Richard enlisted the service in California with service number # 0-283189.
Richard‘s Crew-member and his position on-board the plane a SB2C-4 were,
Ltjg. Richard G. Aubel Pilot
Arm2 Marion R. Young Radio Operator/Gunner
Richard died went on the Philippine Campaign came in Bad Weather his plane went in a spin and crashed on 7 Jan. 1945, he is honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Richard is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
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
