William H. Eldridge | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	3860208
Rank	Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate U.S. Navy
Entered Service From	Washington
Date of Death	February 4 1946
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

Purple Heart

Notes

Petty Officer Eldridge was killed in an aircraft crash and initially listed as Missing in Action. Following the war, the aircraft was located and he was identified. He is buried in a group burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO. His name is permanently engraved on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.