Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Frank Thomas Alderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

Frank was born on Sep. 29, 1921 in , Honeys, Colorado.

Father, Joseph F. Alderson.

Mother, Bertha D. Alderson.

Sister, Mabel Alderson.

Brother, Artie B. Alderson.

Frank enlisted the service in Arkansas with service number # 9675620.

Frank was KIA when the ship got hit by a Kamikaze strike near Leyte , on Oct. 30, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat  Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Frank is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

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