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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 descending
Sea 2c Howard Westfall USN
Sea 2c Fred White USN
F 1c Lee Waterman USN
SC 1c Edward Webb USN
Sea 1c Bruce Weaver USN
Sea 2c Delbert Waynick USN
Sea 2c Marlin Weaver USN
FC 3c James Wedeking USN
Sea 1c Ralph Weigand USN
GM 3c Jerome Zespy USN
Sea 1c Alfonzo Dickerson USN
Sea 2c Tadeusz Wilczynski USN

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