US Navy WORLD WAR II
Radioman 2nd Class William R. Baumil KIA
Hometown: Richburg, SC
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: John A. Culely
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-387
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 9546 coast of Algeria
Fate: Damaged by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement:
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-387 was towed to Dellys by the landing craft USS LCT-294 and USS LCT-431. The vessel was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
The remains of 11Crewman of LST 387 were interred to a mass grave Keokuk National Cemetery Iowa.
Crew LST-387
William R. Baumil
Alexander Bish
Bernard L. Blair
Howard F. Boltz
Emerson B. Brown
Warren D. Brown
Edward J. Cavanaugh
Edward H. Cordova
Lewis V. Crumly
Elmer V. Dockter
Gabriel A. Esteban
Guy D. Fallow
Milton G. Hogue
Clay B. Jones
Herbert L. Jones
Jack H. Jones
Fred Mahon
Wilbur C. Rose
Arthur C. Ruemmele
Norman Unsworth
Radioman 2nd Class William R. Baumil KIA
Hometown: Richburg, SC
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: John A. Culely
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-387
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 9546 coast of Algeria
Fate: Damaged by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement:
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-387 was towed to Dellys by the landing craft USS LCT-294 and USS LCT-431. The vessel was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
The remains of 11Crewman of LST 387 were interred to a mass grave Keokuk National Cemetery Iowa.
Crew LST-387
William R. Baumil
Alexander Bish
Bernard L. Blair
Howard F. Boltz
Emerson B. Brown
Warren D. Brown
Edward J. Cavanaugh
Edward H. Cordova
Lewis V. Crumly
Elmer V. Dockter
Gabriel A. Esteban
Guy D. Fallow
Milton G. Hogue
Clay B. Jones
Herbert L. Jones
Jack H. Jones
Fred Mahon
Wilbur C. Rose
Arthur C. Ruemmele
Norman Unsworth
US Navy WORLD WAR II
Radioman 2nd Class William R. Baumil KIA
Hometown: Richburg, SC
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: John A. Culely
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-387
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 9546 coast of Algeria
Fate: Damaged by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement:
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-387 was towed to Dellys by the landing craft USS LCT-294 and USS LCT-431. The vessel was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
The remains of 11Crewman of LST 387 were interred to a mass grave Keokuk National Cemetery Iowa.
Crew LST-387
William R. Baumil
Alexander Bish
Bernard L. Blair
Howard F. Boltz
Emerson B. Brown
Warren D. Brown
Edward J. Cavanaugh
Edward H. Cordova
Lewis V. Crumly
Elmer V. Dockter
Gabriel A. Esteban
Guy D. Fallow
Milton G. Hogue
Clay B. Jones
Herbert L. Jones
Jack H. Jones
Fred Mahon
Wilbur C. Rose
Arthur C. Ruemmele
Norman Unsworth
Radioman 2nd Class William R. Baumil KIA
Hometown: Richburg, SC
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: John A. Culely
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-387
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 9546 coast of Algeria
Fate: Damaged by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement:
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-387 was towed to Dellys by the landing craft USS LCT-294 and USS LCT-431. The vessel was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
The remains of 11Crewman of LST 387 were interred to a mass grave Keokuk National Cemetery Iowa.
Crew LST-387
William R. Baumil
Alexander Bish
Bernard L. Blair
Howard F. Boltz
Emerson B. Brown
Warren D. Brown
Edward J. Cavanaugh
Edward H. Cordova
Lewis V. Crumly
Elmer V. Dockter
Gabriel A. Esteban
Guy D. Fallow
Milton G. Hogue
Clay B. Jones
Herbert L. Jones
Jack H. Jones
Fred Mahon
Wilbur C. Rose
Arthur C. Ruemmele
Norman Unsworth
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