Enlisted on 28 February 1944 in Louisville, Ky
Seaman Second Class, 9584545, U.S. Navy
Missing in Action aboard the USS Hull DD-350
In December 1944, the destroyer USS Hull (DD 350) was operating as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Seaman Second Class, 9584545, U.S. Navy
Missing in Action aboard the USS Hull DD-350
In December 1944, the destroyer USS Hull (DD 350) was operating as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Enlisted on 28 February 1944 in Louisville, Ky
Seaman Second Class, 9584545, U.S. Navy
Missing in Action aboard the USS Hull DD-350
In December 1944, the destroyer USS Hull (DD 350) was operating as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Seaman Second Class, 9584545, U.S. Navy
Missing in Action aboard the USS Hull DD-350
In December 1944, the destroyer USS Hull (DD 350) was operating as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
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Entered the service from Kentucky.
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