Categorie: Ardennes

Rank and Name, Technician Fourth Grade Joseph L. Agostinello.

Unit/Placed, 3616th Quartermaster Truck Company, United States Army.

Joseph was born on 4 September 1919 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.

Father, Louis Agostinello.

Mother, Rose (Tranfaglia) Agostinello.

Sister(s), Mary Agostinello.

Brother(s), John, James and Anthony Agostinelo.

Joseph enlisted the service in San Fransisco, California on April 11, 1941 with service number # 19002214.

Joseph’s rank/duty was a Technician Fourth Grade/Truck Driver (Heavy) in the 3616th Quartermaster Truck Company.

Joseph was KIA when a German V-1 Flying Bomb landed and exploded in the Motor pool at Antwerp Harbor and maintenance shop on Feb. 19, 1945 is honored with a Purple Heart,  Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

Joseph is buried/mentioned at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Thanks to: https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/v-1-flying-bomb

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDCP-Z79

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

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

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

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

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

TWS Roll of Honor, togetherweserved.com

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Dana Keith Wallace.

Unit/Placed in, 409th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group (Heavy).

Dana was born approx. on 1923 in Oregon.

Father, Dan Wallace

Mother, Ruth Wallace.

Dana enlisted  the service at San Francisco, California on Oct. 27, 1942 with service number #, O-886647.

 

 

Dana‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24  were,

Captain        George R. Schluter   Pilot

Captain        Byard F. Baker        Co Pilot

1^st Lt.           Dana K. Wallace      Navigator

1^st Lt.           Martin J. McMahon  Bombardier

1^st Lt.           Henry R. Salva        Asst. Radio Operator

1^st Lt.           Richard Boyd          Asst. Pilot/Navigator

T/Sgt.          Bud R. Curtis          Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

T/Sgt.          Howard T. Heneger  Radio Operator

S/Sgt.           Orville L. Nelson      Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Joseph S. Collier      Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Rodney D. Bortis      Tail Gunner

T5.              Paul V. Connors       Observer

Dana K. Wallace was Killed in Action during a bomb mission to Dordmund, Germany when the plane was on Fire and exploded of that at, on Jan. 28, 1945, and he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Dana is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Thanks to http://www.93bg.com/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

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

National Historian

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

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

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

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

The 93rd Bomb Group.

“The 93rd Bomb. Group was formed in 1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana with core personnel from the 44th Bomb Group. After training at Barksdale, the group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, where it continued training and flew anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. They were credited with 3 U-Boats. After three months, the group moved to Grenier Field, New Hampshire and prepared to move overseas. They arrived in England in late September 1942, ground personnel traveling on the Queen Elizabeth, and flew the first B-24 combat mission from England on October 9, 1942.”

 

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Robert Edwin Allen.

Unit/Placed, 46rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315^th Troop Carrier Group.

 

Robert was born approx. on Sep. 10, 1917 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.

 

Father, Edwin D. Allen.

Mother, Louise P. (Crosby) Allen.

Sister, Jean E. Allen.

 

Robert enlisted the service in Illinois with service number # O-2075778.

 

Robert’s rank/duty was a Second Lieutenant/Navigator  flying with the 43^th Troop Carrier Squadron flying a  C-47.

 

Robert was KIA during the Para-Drop at Operation Varsity, Wesel Germany on March 25, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Robert is buried/mentioned at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial  Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège,Belgium.

 

Thanks to http://www.8thafhs.org/troop/315tc.htmhttp://www.8thafhs.org/troop/315tc.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

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

National Historian

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

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

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

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Gene Francis Ahrens.

Unit/placed in, 731st Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Group (Heavy).

 

Gene was born approx. on Nov. 6, 1922 in  Ohio.

 

Father, Frank H. Ahrens.

Mother, Hattie (Steinbaugh) Ahrens.

Brother, Charles F. Ahrens.

 

Gene entered  the service from Toledo, Ohio in Jan, 22, 1943 with service number # 3554321.

 

Gene F. Ahrens rank/duty was a Second Lieutenant (Navigator) in the731st Bomber Squadron .

 

Gene’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-17 were;

1st Lt.          David L. Owens                 Pilot

F/O.             James I. Smouse                Co pilot

2nd Lt.         Gene F. Ahrens                 Navigator

T/Sgt.          John B. Kennedy               Bombardier

S/Sgt.          Donald V. Phelps               Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

T/Sgt.          Frank A. Rudinsky             Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt.           William D. Aufenroth         Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Marion F.Rodgers              Left waist Gunner

 

Gene was KIA at Stadthagen , Germany when a ME-109 crashed into the Plane, on April 7, 1945, and he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Gene is mentioned/buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

 

Thanks to https://8thafhs.org/bomber/452bg.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

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

National Historian

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

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

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

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

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

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/