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Atlantic Sun

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Monday, February 15, 1943
U-Boat Attack off New Foundland
The Tanker MS Atlantic Sun was torpedoed by U-607 while en convoy from Iceland to New York in ballast. There was only one survivor.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 65

Name Service Branchsort descending
A.B. Oscar Helm USMM
A.B. Carlton Strang USMM
3rd Engineer Wallace Horton USMM
Messman Alvin Ide USMM
O.S. John Supanic USMM
Machinist John Sanders USMM
Sea 2c Laverne Heather USN
Sea 1c Frank Bowman USN
Sea 1c Frank Evans USN
Sea 1c Richard Brockhouse USN
Sea 1c Charles Denton USN
Sea 1c Robert Sweeney USN
Cox Carl Dixon USN
Sea 1c Anthony Slechta USN
Sea 1c Robert Sink USN
BM 2c Byron Roy USN
Sea 1c Thomas Raymond USN
Lt(jg) James Palmer USN
Sea 1c William Martin USN
Sea 1c William Mcelroy USN

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