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Rowan

Ship Designation: 
DD-405
Date Lost: 
Saturday, September 11, 1943
Torpedo Attack en route to Oran
Rowan was operating in support of the Paestum landings in the Gulf of Salerno when action occurred. While returning to Oran on 10 Sept, German E-boats attacked the force. Rowan counter attacked which caused the E-boats to break off their attack on the main force. Five minutes after regaining her station as an escort for the Main force Rowan was struck by a torpedo and sank in less than a minute. 202 of the 273 officers and men went down with the ship.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 197

Namesort descending Service Branch
F 1c John Allard USN
Sea 1c Rocco Antonelli USN
CMM Mathis Archie USN
StM 2c James Armstrong USN
BMkr 1c Frank Attinger USN
Sea 1c Charles Atwell USN
MM 2c Wallace Bass USN
SF 3c George Bent USN
Sea 2c Edmund Berg USN
F 1c Walter Berrigan USN
Sea 2c Lester Bessell USN
Sea 1c James Blair USN
RM 3c Frank Bloomer USN
Sea 1c Ernest Boutin USN
GM 2c Donald Bowen USN
FC 3c Merle Bowman USN
MM 3c Julius Breitkrutz USN
Sea 1c Leslie Browning USN
Ens Robert Bruce USN
Sea 1c Melville Bryan USN

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Submitted by Capt. Robt. Strange USN Ret.