| Birth: | 1917 | | Death: | Dec. 2, 1942 | 
Parents: Thane Edward Hess and Margie Parks Hess Grant
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Gunner's Mate 3rd Class, USN
Gunner's Mate Hess, a Naval Armed Guard assigned to the SS Coamo, was aboard ship when it was sunk in the North Atlantic by a single torpedo from German submarine U-604. None of the 186 people aboard Coamo, including those who managed to get into life rafts, survived. This was the largest number of lives lost on any American merchant ship during World War II.
ref: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, England
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Parents:
Thane Edwin Hess (1896 - 1957)
Note: Thanks to "Cathie S" for additional information | | | Burial:
Body lost at sea
Specifically: Coamo was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-604 |
Created by: Patricia O
Record added: May 30, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 70610583 |
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To the memory of a second cousin. Rest in peace !
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Cathie S
Added: Sep. 28, 2011 |
Thank you for your service to our contry during World War II. You will not be forgotten.
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Patricia O
Added: Jul. 8, 2011 |
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