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Donnell

Ship Designation: 
DE-56
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, May 3, 1944
U-Boat Attack off Cape Clear Ireland
On May 3, 1944, 450 miles southwest of Cape Clear, Ireland, Donnell made a sound contact, then sighted a periscope a few minutes later and pressed home a depth charge attack. Simultaneously, she was struck by a torpedo from U-765 which blew off her stern. Explosion of her own depth charges inflicted additional damage. ... Twenty-nine crewmembers were killed. ... Donnell was towed by USS Reeves DE 156, USS Hopping DE 155 and HMS Samsonia to Dunnstaffnage Bay, Scotland, arriving May 12. Since repairs would have involved extensive reconstruction, she was placed in commission in reserve at Lisahally, Northern Ireland.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 29

Name Service Branchsort descending
Sea 2c Arthur Scheff USN
MM 3c Alonzo Kashner USN
Sea 2c Edward Moskal USN
WT 2c William Johnson USN
Sea 1c Harry Sykes USN
MM 1c Richard Johnston USN
MM 3c Thomas Staton USN
FC 3c Cortes Jackson USN
WT 3c Lando Hendrix USN
Y 2c Frederick Wilklow USN
MM 3c Robert Hanrahan USN
SM 2c James Wright USN
TM 2c James Haworth USN
TM 3c Edgar Guy USN
Sea 2c Victor Gallotto USN
F 1c James Beaumont USN
TM 3c David Danner USN
EM 2c Eugene Burdue USN
WT 1c Lloyd Dellinger USN
Sea 1c Harold Cohen USN

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