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Birmingham

Ship Designation: 
CL-62
Date Lost: 
Tuesday, October 24, 1944
Battle of Leyte Gulf
While attempting to render aid to heavily battle damaged USS Princeton, .Birmingham proceeded alongside stricken ship when explosion on Princeton severely damaged Birmingham. 237 crewmembers killed and another 426 injured on Birmingham.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 232

Name Service Branchsort ascending
Sea 2c Tadeusz Wilczynski USN
CEM Joseph Bishop USN
SK 3c Paul Wells USN
RDM 3c Charles Agnew USN
Sea 2c Carl Austin USN
Sea 2c Marshall Babbs USN
EM 2c Thomas Barger USN
Sea 1c Samuel Barron USN
Sea 2c Albert Bassett USN
QM 1c Robert Bates USN
GM 3c Paul Benzie USN
Cdr Van Perkins USN
Sea 1c Anthony Blanco USN
Sea 2c Cleo Blankenship USN
SC 1c John Bodnar USN
CRT Harry Bowers USN
MM 2c Ernest Buckingham USN
Sea 1c Nike Burckhard USN
Sea 1c Robert Burnham USN
Cox Rodger Burns USN

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