Coral Sea 1943 – ww2 Europe

Austin, James Hyrum

Rank and Name, Fireman First Class James Hyrum Austin Jr.

Unit/Placed in, USS Sims (DD-409) Destroyer, United States Navy.

James is born approx. on 1 July 1924 in Alameda, California.

Father, James H. Austin.

Mother, Gladys O. (Cecil) Austin.

Brother(s), Richard C. Austin.

James enlisted the service in California with service number # 3764433.

James was KIA when the USS Sims was hit by a Bomb strike during the Battle of Corel Sea on May 8, 1943 on, 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.

James is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/409.htm

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.

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Adamson, Alfred

Rank/Name, Chief Fire Controlman Alfred Adamson.

Unit/placed in, USS Sims (Destroyer) DD-409, United States Navy.

Alfred was born in California date, no record.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Wife, Enod A. Adamson.

Alfred entered the Service from California with service number # 3754222.

Alfred was KIA when the ship was hit by a Bomb strike at the Battle of Corel Sea on May 7, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Alfred is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/409.htm ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org, Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Adams, Gerald Joseph

Rank and Name, Rank; Boatwain’s Mate Second Class Gerald Joseph Adams.

Unit/placed in on, USS Chicago (CA-26) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Gerald was born on Aug. 30, 1921 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.

Father, Walter E. Adams.

Mother, Mary J. (Hoover) Adams.

Gerald entered the Service from Pennsylvania with service number # 250117.

Gerald was KIA when the ship sunk during the Battle of Coral Sea near Renell Island, on Jan 30, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Gerald is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=335 ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org, Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html and Jean Louis Vijgen.