Missing in Action,Killed in Action
Rank:Water Tender 2nd.Class
WT 2 USN WWII
Found this info on Ancestry.com.WWII Casualties List; also list Paul Jr's.date of birth as @1918
Paul Ahlfinger was a sailor on board the USS KANAWHA (a Fleet oiler) during WWII. On 7 April 1943 the USS KANAWHA was anchored in Tulagi Harbour in the British Solomon Islands. The hulking oiler was attacked by Japanese aircraft and took several direct hits. CAPT Brainerd Bock, USN ordered his sailors to abandon ship, and although many survived, 19 sailors, including young WT2 Paul Ahlfinger, lost their lives. The USS KANAWHA sank in the wee hours the following morning on April 8, 1943.
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(note)On Pauls & his brother Dee Elmer, tombstone's their last name is spelt AHLFINGER,however on their parents stone last name is spelt AHLFENGER
Overseas Monument for WT2 Paul Frank Ahlfinger, Jr., #56748326 at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Copy of Birth Certificate lists birthdate as December 7, 1917
Rank:Water Tender 2nd.Class
WT 2 USN WWII
Found this info on Ancestry.com.WWII Casualties List; also list Paul Jr's.date of birth as @1918
Paul Ahlfinger was a sailor on board the USS KANAWHA (a Fleet oiler) during WWII. On 7 April 1943 the USS KANAWHA was anchored in Tulagi Harbour in the British Solomon Islands. The hulking oiler was attacked by Japanese aircraft and took several direct hits. CAPT Brainerd Bock, USN ordered his sailors to abandon ship, and although many survived, 19 sailors, including young WT2 Paul Ahlfinger, lost their lives. The USS KANAWHA sank in the wee hours the following morning on April 8, 1943.
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(note)On Pauls & his brother Dee Elmer, tombstone's their last name is spelt AHLFINGER,however on their parents stone last name is spelt AHLFENGER
Overseas Monument for WT2 Paul Frank Ahlfinger, Jr., #56748326 at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Copy of Birth Certificate lists birthdate as December 7, 1917
Missing in Action,Killed in Action
Rank:Water Tender 2nd.Class
WT 2 USN WWII
Found this info on Ancestry.com.WWII Casualties List; also list Paul Jr's.date of birth as @1918
Paul Ahlfinger was a sailor on board the USS KANAWHA (a Fleet oiler) during WWII. On 7 April 1943 the USS KANAWHA was anchored in Tulagi Harbour in the British Solomon Islands. The hulking oiler was attacked by Japanese aircraft and took several direct hits. CAPT Brainerd Bock, USN ordered his sailors to abandon ship, and although many survived, 19 sailors, including young WT2 Paul Ahlfinger, lost their lives. The USS KANAWHA sank in the wee hours the following morning on April 8, 1943.
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(note)On Pauls & his brother Dee Elmer, tombstone's their last name is spelt AHLFINGER,however on their parents stone last name is spelt AHLFENGER
Overseas Monument for WT2 Paul Frank Ahlfinger, Jr., #56748326 at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Copy of Birth Certificate lists birthdate as December 7, 1917
Rank:Water Tender 2nd.Class
WT 2 USN WWII
Found this info on Ancestry.com.WWII Casualties List; also list Paul Jr's.date of birth as @1918
Paul Ahlfinger was a sailor on board the USS KANAWHA (a Fleet oiler) during WWII. On 7 April 1943 the USS KANAWHA was anchored in Tulagi Harbour in the British Solomon Islands. The hulking oiler was attacked by Japanese aircraft and took several direct hits. CAPT Brainerd Bock, USN ordered his sailors to abandon ship, and although many survived, 19 sailors, including young WT2 Paul Ahlfinger, lost their lives. The USS KANAWHA sank in the wee hours the following morning on April 8, 1943.
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(note)On Pauls & his brother Dee Elmer, tombstone's their last name is spelt AHLFINGER,however on their parents stone last name is spelt AHLFENGER
Overseas Monument for WT2 Paul Frank Ahlfinger, Jr., #56748326 at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Copy of Birth Certificate lists birthdate as December 7, 1917
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