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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 ascending Service Branch
Y 1c Clyde Biggs USN
MM 2c George Berezny USN
CSK Bryant Bentley USN
SK 1c Stanley Bargiel USN
Cox Casimer Balcerek USN
Bkr 2c Walter Balaski USN
CQM Earl Askew USN
SM 1c Clyde Albee USN
StM 1c Woo Ahyung USN

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