Sam Goldstein, son of the late Irving Goldstein, S2c, recently shared his father’s photo with us. Irving Goldstein was one of several sailors who initially reported aboard the Miss on 22 October 1944. Sam was only seven years old when his father was killed in the attack and sinking of
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George J. Girard, S2c remembered
George Joseph Girard, S2c – Photo added A volunteer historian, Mike Franks, in Wooster, Ohio has been working on finding the background of WWII veterans who died serving their country and now honored on a war memorial in Wayne County, Ohio. Mike graciously shared a high school yearbook photo of
Continue readingSeabee Museum Shares Ulithi Photos
Navy Seabee Museum shares Ulithi photos Kimberlee Roberts, Archivist at the US Navy Seabee Museum in Oxnard, California was kind enough to digitize and share images taken at Ulithi Atoll after the sinking of the Mississinewa. The images were shared with us by John Ratomski who has been researching Ulithi
Continue readingS2c James Lovell Kirk – remembered
S2c James Lovell Kirk Our thanks go to Kevin Kirk who sent photos of his deceased uncle and Miss sailor, S2c James Lovell Kirk. S2c Kirk enlisted at 17 years of age and had only turned 18 on 19June44, just 5 months before the Miss was sunk. Kirk died from
Continue readingMass. Maritime Accademy honor Lt. Robert Rowe
Lt. Robert Rowe, Navigator of the USS Mississinewa (AO-59), was a 1931 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. His daughter, Jan Tracy, was kind enough to share a photo of a display recently created at the academy honoring her late father. Lt. Rowe was severely burned when the ship sank.
Continue readingRobert Whetterhall GM3c Photos
Robert Wetterhall, GM3c ID’d in Crew Photo Granddaughter, Mara Roberta Parker Lepore, kindly shared with us a portrait of her late grandfather, Robert Wetterhall, GM3c who served aboard the Mississinewa. It’s been added next to his information on the Crew Page. Thank you, Mara. And, she was able to add
Continue readingSteve Katrenic, S2c, ID’d in Crew Photo
Crewman Steve Katrenic, S2c, ID’d in Crew Photo Thanks to Steve Katrenic, who with the help of his son, Tom, verified his photo in the crew photo. Tom also generously shared two photos of Steve taken in his navy days.
Continue readingLuther Bazzle, Jr., SC(B)3c Photo added
The memory of Luther A. Bazzle, Jr. – SC(B)3c, was honored both in his home town of Elkton, Virginia this past Veteran’s Day and on the USS Mississinewa’s webpage. Luther’s son, Andy, posted a photo of his father on the Mississinewa’s Facebook page. Luther Bazzle, Jr., SC(B)3c
Continue readingPassing of Marshall Ralph Doak
Passing of Marshall Ralph Doak Thursday, March 3rd, 1921 – Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 We are saddened to announce the passing of Marshall Doak. Marshall Doak, Chief Pharmacist’s Mate at Ulithi was the sailor who found the body of Sekio Nishina, the Kaiten pilot who is thought to be responsible
Continue readingBook Review for “Kaiten”
Kaiten Book Review The following review is generously offered by John Adams Graf, editor of Military Trader, MiliaryTrader.com Kaiten: Japan’s Secret Manned Suicide Submarine and the First American Ship It Sank in WWII, by Michael Mair and Joy Waldron (ISBN: 978-0425272695, Berkley Publishing Group, published by Penguin Group, 357 Hudson
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