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Rawleigh Warner

Ship Designation: 
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Date Lost: 
Tuesday, June 23, 1942
Torpedoed in Gulf of Mexico
On June 23, 1942 near the mouth of the Mississippi river, the tanker SS Rawleigh Warner was torpedoed by the German submarine U-67. It was reported that the ship burst into flames upon being hitand sank within 10 minutes. There were no survivors.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 33

Name Service Branchsort ascending
Messman Charles Lord USMM
Chief Mate Raymond Huecker USMM
Oiler Gus Mcclean USMM
Oiler Walter Mouchette USMM
1st Engineer Charles Mcfarland USMM
Pumpman Walter Day USMM
Chief Engineer William Nelson USMM
O.S. Frank Jennison USMM
Oiler Prentice Pickett USMM
Cook George Singleton USMM
Bosun James Blanton USMM
F/W William Rowe USMM
F/W Lester Yarber USMM
Wiper Richard Breaux USMM
O.S. Max Schwinger USMM
O.S. William Burford USMM
A.B. William Seago USMM
3rd Engineer Glenn Curry USMM
2nd Mate Bennie Smith USMM
Quartermaster Jack Drake USMM

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