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Azalea City

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Saturday, February 21, 1942
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.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 38

Namesort ascending Service Branch
Cook Forrest King USMM
O.S. Edwin Jaffe USMM
A.B. Philip Houston USMM
F/W Stephen Hester USMM
A.B. Maurice Hardy USMM
Chief Engineer George Gray USMM
Messman Richard Gezak USMM
Deck Engineer Stanley Flanders USMM
Messman Henry Fahy USMM
Cook Thomas Ervin USMM
A.B. Oliver Eck USMM
Oiler Edmond Charlebois USMM
Radio Officer Stephen Byers USMM
3rd Engineer Russell Browning USMM
A.B. Joseph Blomgren USMM
O.S. Sammie Block USMM
Oiler Howard Benn USMM
Oiler Curt Ackermann USMM

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A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking.