Casualties incurred were 26 killed and 18 seriously injured. the Distinguished Flying Cross with two stars and Air Medal with seven stars. A direct hit on the navigation bridge killed or badly wounded all officers except the communications officer. Approximately 8 minutes after the enemy was engaged, Walke was hit. Artwork details about crossing In the Pacific, all the 1,430,000 Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine personnel and the 1,360,000 Army people, on 1 November, except those in occupation units are scheduled to be returned by June. Just before 0700 on the 25th, the Japanese force of four battleships, eight cruisers, and numerous destroyers were detected by the northernmost group of escort carriers, Taffy 3, and the surface battle off Samar ensued. She returned to the United States at San Diego, California, in October, and by 5 November, was back at Espiritu Santo. the National Archives and Records Administration Earl E. Hartman, USNR. The ship reached Saipan around 15:00, on 28 October, and stayed just long enough, 15 hours, to load stores and 400 troops. All communications were dead. The two planes erupted upon contact as did nine other planes on her flight deck. ALL HANDS Article Title. Just after noon on the 26th, another group of kamikazes jumped Taffy 1. listens to confessions of a crew member. Her gunners soon shot down another enemy plane, then bore down on a third circling in the clouds at about 8,000ft (2,400m). Ensuing fires destroyed nine other planes parked forward on her flight deck. Survivors whoo had previously abandoned ship reboarded the hulk and rescued eight men still aboard and alive, five of whom lived after reaching land. (NARA) photo, # 80-G-270613. Soon after, Preston, preparing her torpedoes, was struck. For the next month and one-half, she supported the invasion of the Marianas, participating in the campaigns against Saipan and Guam. National Archives and Records Administration Seventy-seven sailors, including Rear Admiral Callaghan and Capt. As the order to abandon ship was passed, a violent explosion ripped the destroyer apart; and she sank immediately. battle. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. Flight deck poster made by an AMM, B.L. With Oldendorfs old battleships fighting in Surigao Strait and Halseys Third Fleet scurrying north, Suwannee, with the other 15 escort carriers and 22 destroyers and escort vessels (DE), formed the only Allied naval force operating off Leyte Gulf when Admiral Kurita Takeos First Striking Force penetrated the unguarded San Bernadino Strait into the Philippine Sea. The escort carriers put into Kossol Roads, in the Palaus, on 28 October, then headed for Manus, for upkeep, on 1 November. Stanley E. Ruehlow 1 September 1946, DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. USS Suwannee (AO 33) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Suwannee (AO 33). For their November participation in Operation Magic Carpet they were part of a much larger contingency of ships. the National Archives and Records Administration ):553' x 114' 3" / 168.6 x 34.8 meters Armor:None Power plant:4 boilers (450 psi); 2 steam turbines; 2 shafts; 13,500 shp (design) Speed:18+ knots Endurance:23,920 nm @ 15 knots (with 4,780 tons of oil fuel) Jr. 30 December 1943, Capt. (1) As a returning American torpedo bomber (lower plane) approaches deck for landing, a Japanese Survey.). Search by Station or Ship. On 20 August, she was redesignated an "Auxiliary Carrier", ACV-27, and was recommissioned as such on 24 September 1942, Captain Joseph J. Clark in command. not as enemies. The ship continued to blaze until early afternoon, when the waters of Ironbottom Sound closed over her. The list is in chronological order. That force, Kuritas, immediately began a surface engagement with Rear Adm. Clifton A. F. Spragues Taffy 3, the northernmost group of escort carriers. This leaflet was aboard the carrier the moment she was hit by the Mitsubishi Zero (Mitsubishi This drew Vice Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf's Bombardment Group south to meet that threat in the Battle of Surigao Strait. Kamikaze attack in history (Battle This propaganda leaflet was saved from a batch that was being air dropped by VT-60's Avengers McKellar and his men and offloaded MTBRon 1s six ELCOs, completing that operation on 18 September. Originally classified as an "Aircraft Escort Vessel", AVG-27, on 14 February 1942, she was reclassified an "Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier", ACV-27, 20 August 1942, before finally being classified as an "Escort Carrier", CVE-27, 15 July 1943. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Aircraft carriers at specific battles, invasions, and raids [ edit] Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. Shifting thence to Baytown, Texas, she took on cargo, after which she took departure on 15 October. Suwannee has too long gone untold. SUWANNEE (CVHE-27) Crew Roster. Since the first meeting in 1988, our reunion opportunity to get together . The first challenge was to find as many of the men as possible. This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. Suwannee has too long gone untold. Then it was back to Operation Magic Carpet, on 4 December. Naval records from World War II. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. They once again anchored in Wakayama, on 13 October, for about two days and then headed north to Tokyo, arriving on the evening of 18 October. But others trapped below and aft of the forecastle area found themselves under a curtain of fire from aviation gasoline pouring down from burning planes on the flight deck above. 0 users currently logged in and 86 visitors active. Search for Crew Members Please fill at least one field. National Archives and Records Administration Operational and Building Data Authorized and Ordered 1933 Keel laid on 12 MAR 1935 by the New York Navy Yard Launched 30 NOV 1936 . Click to view crew list USS Suwannee (CVHE-27) USS Suwannee was commissioned in July of 1941 as an AO-33. Her first assignment was close air support for the invasion troops, but, within a few days, she settled down to a routine of pounding the kamikaze bases at Sakishima Gunto. The auxiliary carrier transited the Panama Canal, on 1112 December, and arrived at New Caledonia, on 4 January 1943. She provided air support for the assault forces with ASW and CAPs and strikes against Japanese installations ashore. Most of the remaining wounded in the forecastle area were severely burned beyond recognition and hope. On 28 October 1946, the carrier was placed in a reserve status with the Sixteenth Fleet at Boston and, just over two months later, on 8 January 1947, was placed out of commission. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Suwannee (CVE 27). By the time we arrived on the forecastle, the flow of gasoline had mostly consumed itself, and flames were only erupting and flickering from combustible areas of water and oil. Schermerhorn Van Mater2 October 1945, Capt. Suwannee remained in reserve at Boston, for the next 12 years. The story of the U.S.S. The Japanese text reads in part: "Before you reach this miserable state, which A week later, she put into Espritu Santo for four days. Archives and Records Administration (NARA), photo # 80-G-39315. On 2 October, Suwannee Captain Charles C. McDonald and Rear Admiral William Sample, who headed COMCARDIV 22 on board Suwannee, took off in a Martin PBM Mariner to maintain their flight qualifications and never returned. 346477 entries available online. At 0145 Juneau, in company with 4 cruisers and 8 destroyers encounter a Japanese force of 2 battleships, 1 light cruiser and 11 destroyers. This force, Kurita's, immediately began a surface engagement with Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague's "Taffy 3", the northernmost group of escort carriers. The auxiliary carrier transited the Panama Canal (1112 December) and ultimately reached New Caledonia on 4 January 1943, anchoring in Great Roads. She stopped at Pearl Harbor overnight (1920 November 1944) and arrived at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., on the 26th. Battle Two was out of commission by a direct hit from the port side. With Admiral Oldendorf's old battleships fighting in Surigao Strait and Halsey's 3rd Fleet scurrying north, Suwannee, with the other 15 escort carriers and 22 destroyers and destroyer escorts, formed the only Allied naval force operating off Leyte Gulf when Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's 1st Striking Force sneaked through the unguarded San Bernardino Strait into the Philippine Sea. Sendai, accompanied by the destroyer Shikinami, had been following the Americans, but 16 projectiles drove them off. Renamed Suwannee (AO-33), the ship was commissioned in ordinary [an inactive status] on 9 July 1941, then placed in commission on 16 July 1941, Cmdr. At 2336, she was ordered abandoned. Suwannees planes did not actually become engaged in the famous battle of naval aircraft, because they remained with the invasion forces in the Marianas providing antisubmarine and combat air patrols. The battleship put the starboard 5-inch battery out of commission. by Robert C. Stern. Swinging around Savo Island, the force of two battleships and four destroyers, entered the channel between Savo and Cape Esperance. The leaflets were dropped on the Japanese installations located on the Visayas Monteau, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Coleman, USNR; Ensign Raymond L.J. Cimarron/List 1 Class: Displacement: 24,830 tons Length: 553' Beam: 75' Draft: 32' Speed: 18 knots Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 4x2 20mm Complement: Capacity: 146,000 barrels Geared turbines engines, twin screws, 30,400 hp Maritime Commission T3-S2-A1type Chicopee Class: From 1923 November, she was a part of the Air Support Group of the Southern Attack Force, and her planes bombed Tarawa, while the ships in the Northern Attack Force engaged the enemy at Makin. Following the occupation of the Gilberts, the escort carrier returned to the US, via Pearl Harbor, arriving in San Diego on 21 December. Suwannee (and her embarked air units for the pertinent periods: VGS-27, VGF-27, VGS-30, VGF-28, CVEG-60 and CVEG-40) received the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars for her World War II service: North Africa occupation, Algeria-Morocco Landings (811 November 1942), Anti-submarine action (planes S-10, S-11, and S-12 of VGS-27) (11 November 1942); Battle of Rennell Island (2930 January 1943); Gilbert Islands operation (20 November8 December 1943); Marshall Islands occupation: Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (31 January8 February 1944) and Eniwetok (1724 February 1944); Pacific Raids: Palau, Yap, Ulithi and Woleai (30 March1 April 1944); Hollandia operation (Aitape, Humboldt Bay, and Tanahmerah Bay) 22 April5 May 1944); capture and occupation of Saipan (23 June11 July 1944); occupation and capture of Tinian (12 July1 August 1944); Morotai Landings (15 September 1944); Leyte landings (10 October29 November 1944); Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (25 March4 June 1945); and Balikpapan operation (26 June6 July 1945). Other 14 officers and men were also injured. Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; . Strange USN (Ret.) Commissioning. The survivors, 40 percent of the crew, were picked up and taken to Guadalcanal. The Sullivan brothers, Joseph, 24; Francis,27; Albert, 20; Madison, 23 and George, 28 from Waterloo, Iowa died in the sinking of the USS JUNEAU (CL 52). William D. Reddell . Those who His bomb compounded the fracture when it exploded between the flight and hangar decks, tearing a 25-foot gash in the latter and causing a number of casualties. Add yours! The second USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68)was laid down on 14 June 1993 at BathMaine, by Bath Iron Works Company. After five days in Seeadler Harbor, Suwannee got underway to return to the west coast for major repairs. Flight deck poster made by an AMM, B.L. The first USS THE SULLIVANS was launched in San Francisco, California on April 4, 1943. The story of the U.S.S. Consequently, she did not participate in the running surface Battle off Samar. 1 209 If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. The person's rank/rate ? SUWANNEE CVE 27 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER 2010 #1 Editor's Note Association Officers President Charles Casello Vice-President Bill Hunter Secretary/Treasurer Norm Jennewein President's Message I want to take a moment for a personal note. After the war, she was later classified an "Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier" and again redesignated, CVHE-27, 12 June 1955. Against that backdrop of the United States being at war in both oceans, the oiler sailed from Hampton Roads on 13 December and set course for New Orleans, and there loaded a cargo of oil. She remained in the vicinity of Kwajalein for the first 15 days of February, then spent the next nine days helping out at Eniwetok. Thomas, of the crew. Photograph: 7 April 1943. Suwanee's group fought off two more air attacks before 13:00; then steamed in a northeasterly direction to join Taffy 3 and launch futile searches for Kurita's rapidly retiring force. USS Suwanee (1864), a double-ended side-wheel gunboat commissioned in February 1865, sent in pursuit of Confederate States Navy commerce raiders until the end of the American Civil War, and wrecked in 1868 USS Suwanee (1897), the United States Lighthouse Service lighthouse tender USLHT Mayflower, which served the U.S . By 30 March 1944, she was in the vicinity of the Palau Islands as the Fifth Fleet subjected those islands to two days of extensive bombing raids. David Edward Anderson To top of page | To bottom of page Reunions There are currently no planned reunions. During this time Suwannee was transferred from the US 9th Fleet to the 5th Fleet. Markay was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearney, N.J., by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. The carrier reentered San Pedro Bay, on 6 July, and spent the next month there. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National San Francisco swung left while her main battery continued to fire on the battleships which, with the cruiser and the destroyer, continued to pound San Francisco. Prepared by CAPT R. O. (NARA) photo, # 80-G-270615. The resulting blaze burned for several hours, but was finally brought under control by the concerted efforts of her crew and air group. There are no crew members who signed this Crew List. They were declared dead on 4 October. Survivors were noted in the water by accompanying ships but due to risk of further submarine attack, no other ships of the task force stayed in the area to rescue survivors. on 22 October 1944. She fought in the Marshalls, Carolinas, Marianas and Philippines and earned nine battle stars. Her fires made an easier target and shells came in from both port and starboard. The new passengers destinations ranged from new construction like the carrier Hornet (CV-8), the destroyer Hambleton (DD-455), and the submarine Finback (SS-230), to the gunboat Erie (PG-50). National Archives and Records Administration She provided air support for the assault forces with antisubmarine and combat air patrols and strikes against Japanese installations ashore. Her first assignment was close air support for the invasion troops; but, within a few days, she settled down to a routine of neutralizing the kamikaze bases at Sakishima Gunto. She remained there for a week, then returned to the Netherlands East Indies at Makassar Strait to support the landings at Balikpapan, Borneo. 1 172. CVE-27 ALL HANDS Articles. Originally, she was known as the SS Markay, built for the Keystone Tankship Corp. by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. of Kearny, N.J. Renamed Suwannee (AO-33), the ship was commissioned "in ordinary", an inactive status, on 9 July 1941, then placed in commission, on 16 July 1941. Electronics on mast have been censored. Dimensions (wl):525' x 75' x 30' 7.5" (full load) / 160 x 22.9 x 9.3 meters Dimensions (max. by Robert C. Stern. For the major portion of the next 77 days, her planes continued to deny the enemy the use of those facilities. Young, had been killed. Speed, 32.5 Knots, Crew 868. Departing that port on 19 December, Suwannee touched at San Juan, Puerto Rico, then returned to Norfolk. U.S. Following the occupation of the Gilberts, the escort carrier returned to the United States, via Pearl Harbor, arriving in San Diego on 21 December. On 19 June 1944, as the Battle of the Philippine Sea began to unfold, Suwannee was one of the first ships to draw enemy blood when one of her TBM-1C Avengers of VT-60, accompanied by an F6F-3 on anti-submarine patrol, spotted the Saipan-bound Japanese submarine I-184 (Lt.Cmdr. On 2425 October 1944, the Japanese launched a major surface offensive from three directions to contest the landings at Leyte Gulf. Control was again lost. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? The vessel decommissioned shortly thereafter in Newport News to be converted to an escort carrier. She retained the name as an aircraft escort vessel, auxiliary aircraft carrier, escort aircraft carrier, and escort aircraft carrier (helicopter). Keystone Tankship Corp., in turn delivered the vessel at Baltimore, Maryland. (AO-33) available at NavSource. The plane bears traces of the yellow Operation Torch The explosion buckles the deck, shatters the fire control computers and knocks out ship's power. While moored between two buoys with two .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1+14 inches (32mm) steel cables and an 8 inches (20cm) hawser both bow and stern, she lost all contact with the stern buoy and moved dangerously close to shore. 7 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1946 was 4,183,466 (390,037 officers and 3,793,429 enlisted) 3. She was reclassified as an "Escort Carrier", CVE-27, on 15 July 1943. Ensuing magazine explosion blows Juneau in half, killing most of the crew. You can help improve our commands section Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel . Heritage Center Open Everyday: 9:30am - 5:00pm, Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's, Honoring the Men & Women of the Sea Services, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History, by Norman Friedman. is more than men ought to endure so far from home, we want you to keep something in mind. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. SUWANNEE. Suwannee cleared Norfolk on 11 January 1942 for Bermuda with passengers that included six bound for the carrier Ranger (CV-4), five for Savannah, and two for the destroyer Rhind (DD-404). She was re-designatedfor the final timeto an escort aircraft carrier (helicopter) CVHE-27, on 12 June 1955. On 3 August, she got underway for Okinawa, arriving in Buckner Bay, three days later. USS Suwannee (CVE-27) (originally an oiler AO-33, converted to an escort carrier AVG/ACV/CVE-27) was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, under a Maritime Commission contract as Markay (MC hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corporation and operated by that company . William D. Johnson. Nonetheless, the decks and bulkheads were still blistering hot and ammunition in the small arms locker on the deck below was popping from the heat like strings of firecrackers. On 16 June 1945, she headed for San Pedro Bay in Leyte Gulf. CVE-27 U.S.S. Sterett turned now to the Japanese battleship tormenting her port side, let fly four torpedoes, and peppered her superstructure with 5-inch shells. She remained there for a week, then returned to the Netherlands East Indies, at Makassar Strait, to support the landings at Balikpapan, Borneo. Air Raids in the Pacific, 1 July 1945. On 12 October, the escort carrier got underway from Manus, in Rear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague's Escort Carrier Group to provide air support for the landings at Leyte Gulf. At 2300, the enemy cruiser Sendai was picked up on radar, and, the 3rd Battle of Savo Island commenced. So he and I restocked our first aid bags with morphine syrettes, tourniquets, sulfa, Vaseline, and bandages, commandeered a fire extinguisher and made our way forward, dodging flames along the main deck. On 4 August, she cleared the Marianas for Eniwetok and Seeadler Harbor, reaching the latter port on 13 August. HullNumber.com does not share your information. United States National Archives, Photo #80-G-30228. Commanding Officers Date Assumed Command, Cmdr. 2023 Wall Calendar - CLICK HERE SERVER UPGRADE IN PROGRESS PARTS of HulNumber are UNDER REVISION For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: U.S.S. (NARA) photo, # 80-G-270609. This list is in development, so if you don't see the unit or vessel you're looking for, click on any unit name below and type in the correct unit/vessel name in the form page. It was commissioned on July 16, 1941, under Commander Joseph R. Lannom's command and served in the US Navy for 6 years until it was struck from the Navy List on March 1, 1959. Because of bad weather they did not arrive in Okinawa until 21 December. National Archives & Records Administration photo, # 19-N-2429?. CARKOSKI . Login| Though the battleship neither sank nor sustained severe damage, Sterett had the satisfaction of scoring two torpedo hits before a third target crossed her bow. a Japanese suicide plane streaks out of clouds in an 80-degree dive. Suwanee's planes did not actually become engaged in the famous battle of naval aircraft, because they remained with the invasion forces in the Marianas providing ASW and combat air patrols (CAPs). Suwannee was much farther south as an element of Rear Admiral Thomas Sprague's "Taffy 1". Soon thereafter, the enemy ceased firing. USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) continues to carry on the fighting Sullivan sprit with the motto: We Stick Together. USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) recently underwent a massive and expensive Ballistic Missile Defense upgrade, making her one of the few elite destroyers capable of intercepting and destroying hostile exo-atmospheric intercontinental ballistic missile tracks. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. the flight deck during landings. In part because of the extent of damage suffered during the first kamikaze attacks of the war, much of the information about the Suwannee, and of what her crew and air groups endured, was classified for several decades. ), Click on "Links" at left, then "The Suwannee" to access color video of the USS Suwannee at anchor. A Sea2c, however, who embarked on the 26th with orders to report to the light cruiser Savannah (CL-43), deserted before the oiler cleared San Pedro for the Canal Zone on the 28th. USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Crew List. For two weeks, she supported the Hollandia landings by shuttling replacement aircraft to the larger fleet carriers actually engaged in air support of the landings. Prepared by the Army Psychological Warfare They remained at Wakayama, until the morning of 4 October, and ran into tropical storm Kate. J. Calo, USNR; Lieutenant Robert M. Hunt, USNR; and VT-40 Executive Officer, Lieutenant Junior Grade Strange USN (Ret.) wounded and died from injuries during transfer. Suwannee remained in North African waters until mid-November, then sailed, via Bermuda, for Norfolk, Virginia. To honor the five Sullivan brothers, the Navy has named two destroyers, USS THE SULLIVANS. She arrived back at Hampton Roads on 24 November and stayed until 5 December when she got underway for the South Pacific. She had difficulty overtaking the rest of her force because of her damaged steering gear and the necessity to reduce speed periodically to control the blaze on her after deck. Markay was laid down on 3 June 1938, at Kearney, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC Hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Marguerite Vickery (ne Blanchard), wife of Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corporation, and operated by that company until acquired by the Navy, on 26 June 1941. Just after noon on the 26th, another group of kamikazes jumped Taffy 1. By 30 March, she was in the vicinity of the Palau Islands as the 5th Fleet subjected those islands to two days of extensive bombing raids. The first one crashed Santee (CVE-29) and, 30 seconds later, Suwannee splashed a kamikaze during its attack on Petrof Bay (CVE-80). Engaged in the Pacific operations as of 10 November, were 489 ships having space for slightly under 700,000 passengers. Volunteers and Draftees in WWII: (of those inducted, 189,365 remained inductees; 1,359,920 voluntarily enlisted. Suwannee provided air support for the assault forces at Leyte Gulf with antisubmarine and combat air patrols and strikes against Japanese installations ashore. Explosion in the background resulted from a carrier-plane The two planes erupted upon contact, Beidelman and his two crewmen perishing in a fiery instant. History and Heritage Command, # NH 106578. In the two attacks Suwannee suffered the loss of 13 officers and 80 enlisted men, and the wounding of 13 officers (including Capt. In 1977 the vessel was acquired by the City of Buffalo as a memorial and is on display at the Buffalo and ErieCounty Naval & Servicemen's park. National Archives and Records Administration This drew Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's Bombardment Group south to meet that threat in the Battle of Surigao Strait. Almost a month later, on 10 September, she put to sea to support the landings on Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies. Between 8 and 11 November, Suwannee sent up 255 air sorties and lost only five planes, three in combat and two to operational problems. (NARA), # 80-G-349434. Two previous ships had been named Suwanee, an alternate spelling: (Map NS0302736 by Karl Musser, courtesy of Wikipedia. A Zeke crashed Suwannee's flight deck and careened into a just recovered torpedo bomber. The Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, has custody of deck logs from 1941 to 1983, as well as muster rolls created. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Consequently, while she herself did not participate in the running surface battle off Samar, her air group TBMs and F6Fs carried out persistent attacks on Japanese capital ships. A LONG AND HAPPY NAVY TALE OF WARRANT OFFICERS. They and the seven members of the flight crew were discovered in the wreckage of the aircraft on 19 November 1948, and their bodies were recovered. About this time Suwannee received orders detaching them from the fleet and assigned them to Operation Magic Carpet. Thanks VetFriends. Name of the crew member ? Sterett had undergone a brutal beating from Hiei and various other enemy ships. Monteau points to trophy flags. The enemy battleship joined the cruiser and the destroyer in firing on San Francisco, whose port 5-inch battery engaged the destroyer but was put out of action except for one mount. Suwannee paused briefly at the Canal Zone (69 October 1941), disembarking four passengers during her time therea PhM2c to the U.S. With a battleship on her stern, a second on her port beam, and two destroyers on her port bow, Laffey fought the Japanese ships with the three remaining main battery guns in a no-quarter duel at point blank range. Included were: 6 battleships, 7 large carriers, 4 Independence-class carriers, 45 escort carriers, 21 light cruisers, 164 troopships, 165 assault transports, 30 hospital transports, 7 converted Liberty ships and 40 miscellaneous craft.[3]. Structural damage was extensive, but not serious. Artwork details about crossing For the next seven months (during which time she was re-designated to an escort aircraft carrier, CVE-27, effective 15 July 1943), she provided air escort for transports and supply ships replenishing and bolstering the marines on Guadalcanal, as well as for the forces occupying other islands in the Solomons group. off Samar, Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944). http://navylog.navymemorial.org/Portals/0/images/ships-tribute/NBD94211134.jpg Sterett DD 407 11 13 1942 1942-11-13 00:00:00.000 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal In the Guadalcanal campaign, after shepherding the transports o safety, Sterett joined the US cruiser-destroyer force to intercept the Japanese raiding force.
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