| Birth: | Oct. 11, 1922, USA | | Death: | Jun. 14, 1942, Japan | 
Seaman 2nd Class Elwin Alford, Bogalusa, Louisiana. World War II MIA. The seven-man crew was aboard a U.S. Navy PBY-5 Catalina that took off from Kodiak Island, Alaska, on June 14, 1942, to attack Japanese targets in Kiska Harbor. They encountered inclement weather near the target, as well as heavy Japanese anti-aircraft fire. Their plane crashed on the Japanese-held island of Kiska with all seven aboard. United States Navy
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Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA |
Created by: Elizabeth Reed
Record added: May 10, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14241540 |
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Thank you for your service in preserving our country's freedoms. I will honor you in the only way that I can . . . by remembering you always. May you rest in peace.
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Charles A. Lewis
Added: Feb. 25, 2011 |
Happy Angel Day, Elwin. God bless.
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MBB
Added: Jun. 14, 2009 |
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Kathleen Fleury Bilbrey
Added: Jun. 14, 2009 |
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