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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
MM 1c Edward Macmaniman USN
Sea 2c Edward Luehr USN
RM 3c Joseph Leszicka USN
Y 1c Andrew Leight USN
Matt 1c James Lee USN
Sea 2c Earl Lee USN
F 3c Mathew Larrabee USN
Sea 1c Anthony Lariccia USN
Sea 2c Frederick Lamotte USN
EM 1c George Krinsky USN
Sea 1c Wiliam Knowlton USN
Sea 2c Jack Kirkpatrick USN
OC 1c Jeather Jones USN
F 1c Cornelius Jansen USN
MM 2c Arthur Jackson USN
MM 1c James Jacker USN
StM 1c Norman Hykes USN
TM 1c John Hunter USN
Cdr Harry Hubbard USN
Lt(jg) Jefferson Howard USN

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