Allika, Andrew – ww2 Europe

Rank and Name, Merchant Seaman Andrew Allika.

Unit/Placed in, no record.

Andrew Alikka was from Estonia (then Russian) and when his

Dad died in 1902 he emigrated in 1918 to America with his Mother Alexandra, became a resident in Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.

And married Jean Allika from Scotland, after he became a US citizen and joined the Merchant Marine and was a sailor onboard the Steamship Pan Gregoria.

What happened to him and Ship he sailed and died on, has no record, he is is buried at Cambridge.

Andrew is born. on Jan. 2, 1893 in Estonia.

Mother, Alexandra Allika.

Spouse, Jean Allika.

Born in Scotland.

Andrew enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # Z-235522.

Andrew died (no record) on Jan. 15, 1943, he is honored with a Merchant Marine Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Andrew is buried/mentioned at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Thanks to;

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