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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 descending
CQM George Jenkins USN
Sea 2c Gerald Kaplan USN
RM 1c Billy Hudson USN
Sea 2c Ray Hunter USN
EM 3c Elmo Mcclelland USN
EM 2c Robert Miller USN
Sea 1c Walter Miller USN
Lt(jg) Blaine Miltner USN
RM 3c Kenneth Legler USN
CRM Lawrence Leland USN
EM 1c Charles Leaverton USN
EM 3c Frederick Lewis USN
Matt 1c Zody Banes USN
CMOMM Harold Logan USN
EM 2c George Lokey USN
TM 1c Richard Maloney USN
StM 2c Paulino Martin USN
SC 3c Edward Zintz USN
MM 3c Robert Wylie USN
TM 3c Roy Williams USN

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