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Meredith

Ship Designation: 
DD-434
Date Lost: 
Thursday, October 15, 1942
Attack by Enemy Aircraft
Departing Espiritu Santo on 12 October 1942 to escort a convoy to Guadalcanal, convoy came under attack by 35 Japanese bombers and torpedo planes from the carrier Zuikaku. Fighting valiantly, Meredith brought down three of the attacking aircraft before being hit and sunk. Meredith survivors rescued after 3 days in the water. Sixty three officers and men from Meredith survived the sinking and were rescued by friendly forces after being in shark infested waters for three days.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 186

Namesort ascending Service Branch
F 3c Leon Ford USN
Sea 2c Armand Fontaine USN
WT 1c Charles Fondren USN
F 3c Thomas Fogo USN
EM 1c John Fisher USN
Sea 2c Paul Finn USN
F 3c Ernest Fickenworth USN
CGM William Ferguson USN
Sea 2c William Farrell USN
Sea 2c Edwin Fairchild USN
SF 1c John Fahy USN
OStd 1c Ricardo Estiludiz USN
Sea 2c Alexander Esposito USN
Sea 2c Richard Engle USN
F 2c James Ebler USN
Sea 1c Paul Dutra USN
Sea 1c Wallace Dutka USN
Sea 2c Edward Dunn USN
AS Albert Doolin USN
AS Warren Dinnocenzo USN

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