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Savannah

Ship Designation: 
CL-42
Date Lost: 
Saturday, September 11, 1943
Bomb Attack at Salerno Landing
While providing gunfire support for Salerno landing, Savannah was hit by a German radio controlled bomb which hit 6”/47 Turret #3 and penetrated deep within hull before exploding killing 197 men and seriously wounding 15.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 204

Name Service Branchsort descending
SF 2c Walter Krajewski USN
Sea 2c Ray Lackey USN
Sea 2c Robert Klever USN
Lt John Kirwin USN
Sea 1c Ernest Kelley USN
GM 3c Waldemar Juengel USN
EM 3c Joseph Kalinowski USN
Sea 2c Albert Jarzynski USN
Sea 1c Carl Jacobson USN
Sea 2c Joseph Hutter USN
EM 1c Eugene Horak USN
CBM William Huffman USN
Sea 2c Jerome Winch USN
CCk Remigio Yanguas USN
Sea 2c Paul Woodle USN
Sea 2c Roy Wardwell USN
F 2c Curtis Webber USN
Sea 2c Dale Weigelt USN
Sea 2c Jordan Whitehead USN
Sea 1c James Wiggins USN

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Submitted by Capt. Robt. Strange USN Ret.