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Mississippi

Ship Designation: 
BB-41
Date Lost: 
Saturday, November 20, 1943
Turret Explosion
While bombarding Makin, a turret explosion accident, almost identical to the earlier 1924 tragedy, killed 43 men.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 43

Namesort ascending Service Branch
Sea 1c Harle Green USN
Sea 1c Robert Gossage USN
BM 2c Charles Glase USN
Sea 1c John Gillen USN
Sea 1c Arthur Gilchrist USN
Sea 1c Vicente Garza USN
BM 1c Allen Ferris USN
FC 3c John Fager USN
Sea 2c Kevin Casserly USN
Sea 2c Wilburn Bryant USN
GM 2c William Brown USN
CY Theodor Brack USN
Sea 1c Marvin Brabham USN
GM 2c Thomas Blackwell USN
Sea 2c Charles Betts USN
Sea 2c Billy Bayless USN
Sea 2c Paul Barrick USN
Sea 2c Robert Barnett USN
CTC Earl Barberee USN
GM 1c William Baggett USN

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