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Rich

Ship Designation: 
DE-695
Date Lost: 
Thursday, June 8, 1944
Mined near Saint-Mareouf
Soon after 0830 on June 8, Rich was ordered to Fire Support Area 3 to assist Glennon (DD-840) which had struck a mine northwest of the Saint-Mareouf Islands. Closing Glennon, Rich dispatched a whaleboat only to learn that her assistance was not needed at that point. Rich then started to round the disabled ship and take up station ahead of the minesweeper which had taken Glennon in tow. At approximately 0920, a mine exploded 50 yards off Rich's starboard beam. Three minutes later, a second went off directly under the ship. Approximately 50 feet of her stern was blown off. A third mine delivered the final blow 2 minutes later. The forward section buckled. Rich was ordered abandoned. A few minutes later, she sank. Of her crew, 27 were killed, 73 wounded and 62 missing.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 84

Namesort descending Service Branch
RT 1c Stewart Kauffman USN
GM 3c William Kelly USN
EM 3c John Kelly USN
Sea 1c Thomas Kishel USN
BM 1c Edward Klopotic USN
MM 1c Edmund Kozlik USN
Sea 1c Kenneth Kraus USN
Sea 1c Florendo Lacorte USN
Sea 2c Norbert Lankheit USN
GM 3c Walter Latham USN
Sea 1c James Maclaughlan USN
Sea 2c John Mahneck USN
F 1c Calvin Martin USN
Sea 1c Cecil May USN
Sea 1c Reid Mcinturff USN
RM 2c Thomas Miller USN
Sea 1c Thomas Moran USN
Ens Robert Osborn USN
Sea 1c Robert Peachy USN
LCdr William Pearson USN

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