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Argonaut

Ship Designation: 
SM-1
Date Lost: 
Sunday, January 10, 1943
Engagement south of Bougainville
On January 10, 1943 Argonaut spotted a convoy of five freighters and their destroyer escorts. An Army aircraft was by chance flying overhead and witnessed A rgonaut's attack. Argonaut hit at least one of the destroyers with her torpedoes, and they promptly counterattacked. A crew member on board the plane saw Argonaut's bow suddenly break the water at an unusual angle. It was apparent that a depth charge had severely damaged the submarine The destroyers continued circling Argonaut and pumping shells into her. She slipped below the waves and was never heard from again. ... One hundred and five officers and men went down with the submarine.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 105

Name Service Branchsort ascending
CRM Lawrence Leland USN
Lt Gordon Bowker USN
GM 2c Jason Stanley USN
CBM Thomas Smith USN
Sea 2c John Ferentz USN
QM 3c Arthur Knapp USN
EM 1c Charles Leaverton USN
CMOMM Robert Boyt USN
FC 3c Thomas Morgan USN
Y 2c David Sheeks USN
Sea 1c Charles Ferguson USN
SC 1c Harold Kessinger USN
EM 3c Frederick Lewis USN
MOMM 2c Malcolm Brooks USN
Sea 1c William Myers USN
MOMM 2c Hugo Serafini USN
Sea 2c Warren Davis USN
MOMM 1c James Kelley USN
Matt 1c Zody Banes USN
MOMM 2c V. Brown USN

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