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Asheville

Ship Designation: 
PG-21
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, March 3, 1943
Action south of Java
While attempting to proceed to Australia and hampered by chronic engine problems, Asheville was steaming toward a designated rendezvous point 500 miles SW of Tjilatjap to join up with other units of Asiatic Fleet. Unbeknownst to Asheville rendezvous point had been compromised and Japanese destroyer and cruiser were lying in wait for the arrival of US forces. Japanese poured gunfire into Asheville for 30 minutes rendering grave damage. ... The ship sank from gunfire damage sustained from Japanese attack and 160 members of the crew went down with the ship. There was one survivor who was rescued by Japanese destroyer and interred in a POW camp in the Celebes. He died in March 1945 while a prisoner of the Japanese.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 169

Namesort descending Service Branch
MM 3c Robert Llewellyn USN
Sea 2c Ben Massengale USN
SC 1c Frank Massiongale USN
F 2c Chester Mathis USN
CM 2c Johnnie Mattson USN
Sea 2c Agapito Mazon USN
GM 2c Ralph Mccoy USN
Sea 1c William Mckibben USN
RM 3c Antonio Mercuri USN
CY George Merkel USN
CMM Edward Milam USN
Lt Lion Miles USN
MM 2c Herman Mirre USN
BM 2c Ernest Morey USN
MM 3c G. Morgan USN
Lt George Moseley USN
Sea 2c Jose Parcero USN
RM 1c George Pegg USN
CBM John Petroff USN
Lt Kenneth Pound USN

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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)