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Almquist, Calvin Curtiss

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Calvin Curtiss Almquist.

Unit/Placed in, USS Maddox (DD-622) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.

 

Calvin is born approx. on March 15, 1925 in Alden, New York.

Father, Carl W. E. Almquist.

Mother, Amy C. (Biesenthal) Almquist.

Brother(s), John O and Carl W. E. Almquist Jr.

 

Calvin enlisted the service in New York with service number # 6092143.

 

Calvin was KIA when the USS Maddox got bombed by a Junker Ju-88 and sunk on July 10, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Calvin is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/622.htm

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/

USS Maddox (DD-622) Destroyer
German Junker Ju-88
Calvin Curtiss Almquist
His rank Seaman Second Class
Casualty List