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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 descending
CBM Laurence Devereau USN
CK 1c Pedro Ortizuela USN
Sea 1c Joseph Polizzi USN
PhM 1c Lee Powell USN
Sea 1c Corwin Porter USN
BM 1c Frederick Post USN
MM 1c Edgar Musselwhite USN
Sea 2c Kenneth Neely USN
TM 3c Aldon Neptune USN
Y 3c William Newton USN
Sea 2c Harold Orange USN
Lt(jg) John Daub USN
Sea 1c Benjamin Owen USN
F 1c Wilton Taylor USN
Sea 2c Wallace Sowers USN
GM 3c Walter Sorensen USN
Ens Craig Spowers USN
Sea 2c Anthony Stankus USN
Sea 1c Jerome Stelmach USN
SM 3c Lewis Turner USN

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