I offer tribute to my Uncle,L.D. VanWinkle. He was one of two of my mother's brothers who died WWII within 3 months of each other. He was 22 years old No Issue World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Name: L D Van Winkle Inducted From: Texas Rank: Coxswain Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve Death Date: 13 Jan 1945 Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines Last Known Status: Missing U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Description: This database is a listing of American servicemen who fought in the Second World War or the Korean Conflict and were interred outside of the contiguous forty-eight states. Each entry provides the individual's name, rank, unit, death date, and location of interment (listed as monument). Additionally, place of induction into the service is provided along with a list of awards presented by the military. © 2009, The Generations Network, Inc. << Return to Results Screen World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 Name: L D Vanwinkle Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Miller Vanwinkle Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent) State: Texas Country: United States Type of Casualty: Killed In Action Roll: ww2c_27 Source Information: Ancestry.com. World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel [Archival Research Catalog]; Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Description: This database contains a list of WWII Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard casualties. Information available for each entry includes name and rank of military personnel, and name, address, and relationship of next-of-kin. © 2009, The Generations Network, Inc. L D VanWinkle, Coxswain, USNR Crewman on the transport ship USS Zeilin (APA-3) Zeilin loaded elements of the Army's 25th Infantry Division at Nouméa and departed for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in December 1944. At Guadalcanal, the task group including the Zeilin conducted training exercises. The task group left Guadalcanal on 25 December arriving at Manus in the Admiralty Islands on 29 December. On 2 January 1945, Zeilin left Manus and arrived off San Fabian, Luzon, in the Philippine Islands on 11 January. After offloading Zeilin departed on 12 January in convoy. The next morning, a single Japanese kamikaze aircraft attacked the convoy missing the amphibious command ship Mount Olympus (AGC-8) and striking Zeilin. The right wing of the Japanese aircraft struck cargo loading equipment next to the number 6 cargo hatch. The fuselage crashed into the starboard side of the housetop. Incendiary weapons carried by the aircraft exploded and started several fires on the ship. Topside damage to the Zeilin was extensive. The superstructure deck was destroyed, deck framing was damaged, and several staterooms were destroyed. The aircraft's engine pierced the deck, the outboard bulkhead and landed in a landing craft carried by the Zeilin. Seven crew members were killed, three crew members were declared missing (one of which was L D VanWinkle), and 30 crew members were injured. After the attack Zeilin continued with the convoy and arrived at Leyte island in the Philippines. After receiving temporary repairs at Leyte, Zeilin departed on 16 February arriving at Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands on 18 February. Parents Mr & Mrs Bryce Miller VanWinkle, 1018, East Ave C, Temple, Texas

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