Torpedo Attack from Aircraft
The ship was attacked by several torpedo bombers. Because of here heavy load of ammunition, the ship disintegrated leaving no sign of survivors.
Ship Designation:
-
Date Lost:
Sunday, September 13, 1942
Lost At Sea Log
Number of sailors in this log: 66
Name |
Service Branch |
|---|---|
| Sea 2c Charlie Morgan | USN |
| A.B. William Nicholas | USMM |
| Wiper Carlos Orellana | USMM |
| 1st Engineer Charles Palmer | USMM |
| Lt(jg) George Patterson | USN |
| Chief Engineer James Pitblado | USMM |
| Sea 1c Charles Precht | USN |
| A.B. Roger Prescott | USMM |
| O.S. Maurice Reardon | USMM |
| Messman Ivan Robinson | USMM |
| Cook James Roye | USMM |
| Sea 1c Dominic Scichitaro | USN |
| Sea 1c Elmer Shauck | USN |
| Messman Cecil Sherriff | USMM |
| Cox William Smith | USN |
| 3rd Engineer Harold Stetina | USMM |
| SM 3c Thomas Strange | USN |
| F/W Juan Suarez | USMM |
| Steward Fred Taylor | USMM |
| Sea 1c Edward Turk | USN |
Pages
A Careless Word, a Needless Sinking