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Service Details
Last Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1944-1944, 131X, USS Essex (CV-9)
Service Years
1942 - 1944
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Panama Canal
Tailhook
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
New Jersey
Year of Birth 1919
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Casualty Info
Home Town Scotch Plains, NJ
Last Address VB-15 deployed to USS Essex in the Pacific. "At Rest in Manila Harbor". Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Casualty Date Nov 13, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Philippines
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Burial At Sea, South China Sea (Oceans and Seas)
Wall/Plot Coordinates Lost in Manila Harbor.
From Month/Year - / 1943
To Month/Year - / 1944
Unit VB-15 Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
NEC 131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Base, Station or City Not SpecifiedState/Country Not Specified
Patch
Type
Aviation Fixed Wing
Parent Unit
Fixed Wing
Strength
Navy Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Mar 2, 2022