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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
Sea 1c Angelo Dimasi USN
AS Jack Dillenburg USN
Sea 2c Wilmer Dennis USN
Sea 2c James Dendy USN
F 1c Frank Demikis USN
Sea 2c Reuben Deboer USN
Sea 2c George Davis USN
Sea 2c Grady Davis USN
Sea 2c John Davis USN
F 1c Donald Davis USN
Sea 2c Robert Davenport USN
Sea 2c August Davalos USN
Ch Mach Raymond Cutlip USN
WT 1c Herbert Crombie USN
FC 3c George Creighton USN
Sea 2c Monroe Cook USN
Lt Dan Cockrill USN
WT 2c James Coble USN
RM 1c Leon Chuprina USN
FC 3c Nelson Cheshire USN

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