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Buck

Ship Designation: 
DD-420
Date Lost: 
Saturday, October 9, 1943
Torpedo Attack off Salenro
Operating in support of invasion and occupation of Italy during Sept-Oct 1943, BUCK was on patrol off Salerno Italy when the ship was struck by a torpedo. Damage was so extensive that the ship had to be abandoned within three minutes of the attack. 97 crewmembers survived the sinking and were later rescued by friendly forces.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 168

Name Service Branchsort descending
EM 1c George Bell USN
MM 3c Kenneth Berry USN
Sc 3c Roesler Bertram USN
QM 3c James Beverly USN
SOM 3c Douglas Blackmon USN
SC 2c Lee Blecha USN
MM 2c John Broadbent USN
Lt Theodore Boyt USN
F 2c Dale Brewster USN
CSK Robert Brinker USN
Sea 1c James Brinkley USN
Sea 1c Boyd Bruvold USN
Y 2c Eldon Burdick USN
MM 1c Frank Bush USN
GM 2c Oliver Christensen USN
Cox Philip Cox USN
Lt(jg) David Crais USN
Ens Dudley Crawford USN
CFC John Crawford USN
B 2c William Crowell USN

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