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Runner

Ship Designation: 
SS-275
Date Lost: 
Saturday, June 26, 1943
Lost off Kurile Islands
On 27 May, Runner departed Midway for the Kuriles on her third patrol. She was never heard from again. Apparently, her torpedoes were functioning properly on this patrol, since post-war analysis of Japanese records indicated that the Seinan Maru was sunk off Hokkaido on 11 June, and the Shinryu Maru off the Kuriles on 26 June. Both sinkings were in Runner’s patrol area. The records are silent as to any action that might have resulted in her loss. Since there were four known minefields in her area, her loss is presumed to be due to striking a mine.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 78

Name Service Branchsort descending
CEM Ira Gregg USN
PhM 1c Albert Shelton USN
TM 2c Dominic Nesh USN
F 1c John Apen USN
RM 1c Gilbert Martin USN
MM 3c Orlando Galligani USN
Lt Richard Seligman USN
MM 3c Jacob Niedwrski USN
CGM Glen Baker USN
MOMM 2c Vernon Meyer USN
Std 1c Basilio Galvan USN
Sea 1c George Selley USN
MOMM 2c Charles Stumpf USN
TM 3c Walter Blanchette USN
MOMM 1c Donald Mcdonald USN
CMOMM Roger Gardner USN
Lt George Schottler USN
Sea 2c Rex Stevens USN
Sea 2c Walter Blank USN
Sea 1c Herald Lampman USN

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Prepared by: J.P.O’Hara, CDR, USN (Ret.)