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Angelina

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Saturday, October 17, 1942
U-Boat Attack in North Atlantic
After straggling away from its convoy, Angelina was struck by a torpedo from U-618. The ship listed to starboard and settled. A second torpedo struck about 20 minutes later. At the time the crew abandoned ship, a very heavy sea was running. Lifeboat number 2 capsized leaving a few men to cling to the side of Angelina's overturned hull.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 47

Name Service Branchsort ascending
Sea 2c Perry Pye USN
AS Willard Williams USN
BM 2c Everett Davis USN
Sea 2c Henry Schuman USN
Sea 1c Paul Waters USN
Sea 1c William Vogel USN
Sea 1c Howard West USN
Sea 1c Dewey Williams USN
Sea 1c George Todd USN
Sea 2c Victor Veach USN
Sea 2c Curtis Thomas USN
SM 3c Fred Joye USN
Sea 2c William Entwistle USN
Cook Louis Helleby USMM
Engine Cadet Joseph Krusko USMM
3rd Mate James Johnson USMM
F/W John Hofman USMM
Master William Goodman USMM
Messman James Dixon USMM
O.S. Rufino Dejesus USMM

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