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Leary

Ship Designation: 
DD-158
Date Lost: 
Friday, December 24, 1943
U-Boat Attack in the North Atlantic
On December 24, 1943 Task Group 21.14 lead by USS Card (CVE-11) was sighted by German aerial reconnaissance while on it's third hunter-killer operation. ... USS Card was attacked by U-415 with a spread of three torpedoes - all missed their target. An attack on USS Decatur (DD-341) by the same boat also failed. ... About three hours later three U-Boats approached USS Leary. U-275 attacked Leary first, striking her with a torpedo near the aft engine room. Several minutes later, U-382 attempted another attack by missed the sinking destroyer. Within the next few moments though, USS Leary became the third and last American destroyer to be sunk by a German U-boat. Leary's commanding officer, CDR James E. Kyes was lost with his ship. ... Survivors were picked up by USS Schenck (DD-159), which found U-645 later the same day, evaded a torpedo and sunk the U-boat with depth charges. The Task Group returned to Norfolk Virginia on January 2, 1944. ... U-275 was sunk by a mine in the English Channel south of Newhaven on March 10, 1945.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 97

Namesort ascending Service Branch
MM 1c Albert Womelsdorf USN
Sea 1c Howard Williams USN
StM 2c Perry Warren USN
BM 1c Jerome Walcutt USN
StM 1c Hezekiah Turner USN
SC 1c Donell Smith USN
QM 3c Charles Singles USN
MM 1c Earl Saunders USN
Sea 1c John Rosman USNR
Sea 2c Joseph Rondanina USN
Sea 2c Rosse Romjue USN
Sea 2c John Rokosky USN
Sea 2c Robert Rogers USN
Sea 2c Marvine Rockman USN
SK 2c Don Robinson USN
Sea 1c Earle Robinson USN
MM 3c David Roberts USN
RM 3c Albert Pugliese USN
TM 2c Edward Prokop USN
TM 2c Philip Prestia USN

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