U-Boat Attack off the Maryland Coast
The Freighter SS Azalea City was torpedoed by U-432 ESE of Ocean City, Maryland while en route from Argentina to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The ship and crew were never seen or heard from again.
Number of sailors in this log: 38
Name![]() |
Service Branch |
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Oiler Curt Ackermann | USMM |
Oiler Howard Benn | USMM |
O.S. Sammie Block | USMM |
A.B. Joseph Blomgren | USMM |
3rd Engineer Russell Browning | USMM |
Radio Officer Stephen Byers | USMM |
Oiler Edmond Charlebois | USMM |
A.B. Oliver Eck | USMM |
Cook Thomas Ervin | USMM |
Messman Henry Fahy | USMM |
Deck Engineer Stanley Flanders | USMM |
Messman Richard Gezak | USMM |
Chief Engineer George Gray | USMM |
A.B. Maurice Hardy | USMM |
F/W Stephen Hester | USMM |
A.B. Philip Houston | USMM |
O.S. Edwin Jaffe | USMM |
Cook Forrest King | USMM |
2nd Engineer Carl Kraseman | USMM |
O.S. Edwin Lebrun | USMM |