Rank and Name, Machinist’s Mate Second Class Adam Kacewich.
Unit/Placed in, USS Bristol (DD-453) Destroyer, United States Navy.
Adam is born approx. on 1920 in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey.
Father, Theodore Kacewich.
Mother, Louise (Kaminski) Kacewich.
Sister(s), Sophia, Helen, Annie, Matilda, Mazie and Marie Kacewich.
Brother(s), Andrew, John and Joseph Kacewich.
Adam enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 2439265.
Adam was KIA on duty escorting a Convoy to Oran, when it was Torpedoed by the German Uboat-371 on 13 October 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Adam is buried/mentioned at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSSR-WPC
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com 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
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
