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Peary

Ship Designation: 
DD-226
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, December 10, 1941
Bombing Raid at Cavite Navy Yard
More than 50 Japanese high level bombers attacked the port of Cavite and destroyed practically the entire base. ... Peary, moored to a small pier, took one bomb forward which riddled the superstructure and stack and killed 8 of her crew. ... She found herself in a very precarious position, as fires began to set off torpedo warheads in a torpedo overhaul shop on the wharf next to her. Fortunately, minesweeper Whippoorwill towed her out of harm’s way.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 17

Namesort ascending Service Branch
SC 3c Cecil Todd USN
SC 3c Lester Throckmorton USN
Sea 2c Milton Sollis USN
Sea 1c Howard Santon USN
Sea 1c Albert Russo USN
Sea 1c Mack Randol USN
Sea 1c Paul Platt USN
CY Donald Macnaughton USN
Cox Clifford Lewis USN
QM 1c James Kerr USN
Cox Carson Hinton USN
SC 3c Ralph Gioncardi USN
F 2c Paul George USN
Sea 1c Roy George USN
Lt Albert Gates USN
Sea 1c James Gashaw USN
MM 1c Stanley Defuentes USN
Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)