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Helena

Ship Designation: 
CL-50
Date Lost: 
Sunday, December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor - Single Torpedo Strike
While tied up alongside 1010 dock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Helena was hit by a single torpedo during the Japanese raid of December 7, flooding an engine room and boiler room. Due to the prompt damage control corrective measures, Helena remained afloat and remained functional during the remainder of the attack.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 28

Name Service Branchsort descending
Pfc George Johnson USMC
Sea 2c Luther Cisco USN
Sea 1c Robert Greenwald USN
SK 3c Joe Powers USN
FC 3c Eugene Fuzi USN
GM 2c John Pensyl USN
WT 2c Arthur Gardner USN
Sea 2c Hugh Naff USN
Sea 1c Ernest Kuzee USN
MM 2c Edo Morincelli USN
FC 2c Marvin Mayo USN
MM 2c John Urban USN
EM 2c Michael Yugovich USN
SK 2c Hoge Venable USN
Sea 2c Benjamin Vassar USN
F 3c Ralph Thompson USN
F 3c Allen Davis USN
F 2c Ernest Dickens USN
F 2c Salvatore Albanese USN
RM 3c Robert Edling USN

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