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Reuben James

Ship Designation: 
DD-245
Date Lost: 
Friday, October 31, 1941
First Sinking of US Ship in WWII
at Hvalfjordur, Iceland, Reuben James sailed from Argentia, Newfoundland, 23 October 1941, with four other destroyers to escort eastbound convoy HX-156. While escorting that convoy, Reuben James was torpedoed by German submarine U-562. Her magazine exploded, and she sank quickly. Of the crew, 44 survived, and 115 died

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 99

Name Service Branchsort ascending
GM 2c Lawrence Cosgrove USN
Sea 1c Hartwell Byrd USN
Sea 2c Wallace Sowers USN
Sea 1c James Rogers USN
TM 2c William Flynn USN
Sea 1c Donald Kapp USN
F 1c Leftwich Carbaugh USN
RM 2c Joseph Caruso USN
F 1c Wilton Taylor USN
B 1c Edward Saltis USN
QM 3c John Fitzgerald USN
BM 2c Anthony Kalanta USN
Matt 3c Nebraska Dunston USN
FC 2c James Clark USN
Sea 1c Benjamin Owen USN
Sea 1c Clarence Rygwelski USN
LCdr Heywood Edwards USN
Matt 1c Joseph Johnson USN
Sea 1c William Painter USN

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