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Jonathan Sturges

Ship Designation: 
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Date Lost: 
Tuesday, February 23, 1943
U-Boat Attack en route to New York
The Liberty Ship Jonathan Sturges was torpedoed by U-707 in the North Atlantic while in return convoy to New York from Liverpool, England. After straggling away from the convoy, the ship was struck by two torpedoes and began flooding at once. Orders to abandon ship were given immediately after the attack. All survivors ended up on two lifeboats. ... Survivors from the first boat were finally picked up ao March 12. Of the seventeen survivors on the second boat, only five remained alive after forty-one days at sea.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 48

Namesort ascending Service Branch
Engine Cadet Grover Lietz USMM
Master Thorbjorn Leerberg USMM
1st Engineer Joshua Lanier USMM
Engine Cadet Ralph Kohlmeyer USMM
Messman Virgil Kittleson USMM
Bosun Alf Kinell USMM
O.S. Edward Kelly USMM
Sea 1c Jerome Jacobson USN
Sea 1c Dale Jackson USN
Cox Patsy Igneri USN
Sea 1c Vivian Hoyle USN
Sea 1c George Howell USN
Sea 1c Collins Holt USN
Purser Leocadio Hinoijosa USMM
Sea 1c William Hersey USN
Sea 1c Eugene Habberfield USN
Sea 1c John Gilreath USN
Sea 1c Lonnie Gilliam USN
Cook John Galli USMM
Chief Mate David Edwards USMM

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