Passing of crewman James “Jim” Cunningham Sadly, we must report the loss of USS Mississinewa AO-59 survivor, James “Jim” Cunningham, who has passed away. The following obituary appeared in the Boston Globe: CUNNINGHAM, James A. Age 91, a former resident of Readville, died at his Whitefield, NH, home on August
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Ships ID’d in WWII photos of Mississinewa sinking at Ulithi Atoll
Ships ID’d in WWII photos of Mississinewa sinking at Ulithi Atoll Recently, we’ve gotten some help identifying many of the ships in the photos of the Mississinewa burning at Ulithi Atoll. With the major help of David Stubblebine, a regular contributor to the informative WWII database, www.ww2db.com. David was researching
Continue readingBernard Dineen, S2c, ID’d
S2c Bernard Dineen tentatively ID’d in crew photo Thanks to Debra Lauren Dineen, niece of former USS Mississinewa S2c Bernard Dineen, I was able to tentatively identify her uncle in the crew photo. Debra supplied a photo of her uncle back in 1944 in a photo with another unidentified sailor. In
Continue readingCambridge, Massachusetts honors S2c Peter Moran
Cambridge, Massachusetts honors S2c Peter Moran It was brought to our attention that Cambridge is now honoring servicemen KIA with a memorial plaque. This plaque is on the square at Broadway at Lee Streets in Cambridge. It honors Mississinewa sailor, Peter Moran.Thank you Robert Anderka for bringing this to our
Continue readingTragic Accident on “Miss” involving Seaman Edward Darcy
Tragic Accident on “Miss” involving Seaman Edward Darcy The attack on 20 November 1944 was not the first time the Mississinewa suffered a loss of life. On 10 October 1944, Seaman Edward Darcy died due to an accident aboard ship. Photos courtesy ofMACS Robert E. Friedlieb, USN Ret The following excerpt was
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