TORPEDOMAN FIRST CLASS, LUCIUS POLK WALL, U.S.N., WAS LOST AT SEA WHEN THE SUBMARINE U.S.S. FLIER (SS-250) WAS SUNK DURING WORLD WAR 2. HIS NAVY SERVICE NUMBER IS 356-46-40.
On August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine Flier struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen hours before washing ashore on an uninhabited island.
Pronounced "Missing in Action" on 13 Aug 1944 by the US Navy. Lucius was interred overseas, at the Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines, the monument. Last known status showed "missing" and declared a death date on 19 Jan 1946. He was posthumous awarded the Purple Heart.
In early August 1944 the USS Flier left Fremantle, Australia, for her second war patrol. On 13 August, while transiting shallow water to enter the South China Sea, she struck a mine and quickly sank. Fourteen of 86 crewmen escaped, but only eight survived the subsequent long swim to reach shore. After making their way by raft to Palawan and being protected by local people and a group of guerrillas, at the end of the month they were evacuated by the submarine USS Redfin (SS-272).
USS Flier received one battle star for World War II service on her single war patrol, designated "Successful." She is credited with having sunk 10,380 tons of Japanese shipping
He was a casualty of World War II on August 13, 1944. He is honored and remembered by the people of Oklahoma. His sacrifice has been memorialized with +1 day of Honor Water.
By the end of World War II, submarines had made more than 1,600 war patrols. Pacific Fleet submarines like Flier accounted for more than half of all enemy shipping sunk during the war. The cost of this success was heavy: 52 U.S. Pacific Fleet submarines were lost, and more than 3,500 submariners remain on "eternal patrol."
SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name Lucius Polk Wall
Date Born October 9, 1917
From Grady County, Oklahoma
War World War II
Service Branch US Navy
Rank Petty Officer First Class
Specialty Torpedoman's Mate First Class
Service Group USS Flier (SS-250)
MIA Status Declared Dead while Missing
Date Death August 13, 1944
Cause of Death Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine
Notable Awards ★ Purple Heart
Wall was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on August 13, 1944. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine". Incident location: Balabac Strait, Philippines near Mantangule Island.
AWARDS and COMMENDATIONS
Listed below are some of the awards, medals and commendations that Lucius Polk Wall either received or may have been qualified for.
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Distinguished Unit Citation
★ Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
★ Navy Expeditionary Medal
The following is two books written about the submarine and its sailors.
THE USS FLIER by Michael Sturma
EIGHT SURVIVED by Douglas A. Campbell
On August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine Flier struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen hours before washing ashore on an uninhabited island.
Pronounced "Missing in Action" on 13 Aug 1944 by the US Navy. Lucius was interred overseas, at the Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines, the monument. Last known status showed "missing" and declared a death date on 19 Jan 1946. He was posthumous awarded the Purple Heart.
In early August 1944 the USS Flier left Fremantle, Australia, for her second war patrol. On 13 August, while transiting shallow water to enter the South China Sea, she struck a mine and quickly sank. Fourteen of 86 crewmen escaped, but only eight survived the subsequent long swim to reach shore. After making their way by raft to Palawan and being protected by local people and a group of guerrillas, at the end of the month they were evacuated by the submarine USS Redfin (SS-272).
USS Flier received one battle star for World War II service on her single war patrol, designated "Successful." She is credited with having sunk 10,380 tons of Japanese shipping
He was a casualty of World War II on August 13, 1944. He is honored and remembered by the people of Oklahoma. His sacrifice has been memorialized with +1 day of Honor Water.
By the end of World War II, submarines had made more than 1,600 war patrols. Pacific Fleet submarines like Flier accounted for more than half of all enemy shipping sunk during the war. The cost of this success was heavy: 52 U.S. Pacific Fleet submarines were lost, and more than 3,500 submariners remain on "eternal patrol."
SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name Lucius Polk Wall
Date Born October 9, 1917
From Grady County, Oklahoma
War World War II
Service Branch US Navy
Rank Petty Officer First Class
Specialty Torpedoman's Mate First Class
Service Group USS Flier (SS-250)
MIA Status Declared Dead while Missing
Date Death August 13, 1944
Cause of Death Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine
Notable Awards ★ Purple Heart
Wall was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on August 13, 1944. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine". Incident location: Balabac Strait, Philippines near Mantangule Island.
AWARDS and COMMENDATIONS
Listed below are some of the awards, medals and commendations that Lucius Polk Wall either received or may have been qualified for.
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Distinguished Unit Citation
★ Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
★ Navy Expeditionary Medal
The following is two books written about the submarine and its sailors.
THE USS FLIER by Michael Sturma
EIGHT SURVIVED by Douglas A. Campbell
TORPEDOMAN FIRST CLASS, LUCIUS POLK WALL, U.S.N., WAS LOST AT SEA WHEN THE SUBMARINE U.S.S. FLIER (SS-250) WAS SUNK DURING WORLD WAR 2. HIS NAVY SERVICE NUMBER IS 356-46-40.
On August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine Flier struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen hours before washing ashore on an uninhabited island.
Pronounced "Missing in Action" on 13 Aug 1944 by the US Navy. Lucius was interred overseas, at the Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines, the monument. Last known status showed "missing" and declared a death date on 19 Jan 1946. He was posthumous awarded the Purple Heart.
In early August 1944 the USS Flier left Fremantle, Australia, for her second war patrol. On 13 August, while transiting shallow water to enter the South China Sea, she struck a mine and quickly sank. Fourteen of 86 crewmen escaped, but only eight survived the subsequent long swim to reach shore. After making their way by raft to Palawan and being protected by local people and a group of guerrillas, at the end of the month they were evacuated by the submarine USS Redfin (SS-272).
USS Flier received one battle star for World War II service on her single war patrol, designated "Successful." She is credited with having sunk 10,380 tons of Japanese shipping
He was a casualty of World War II on August 13, 1944. He is honored and remembered by the people of Oklahoma. His sacrifice has been memorialized with +1 day of Honor Water.
By the end of World War II, submarines had made more than 1,600 war patrols. Pacific Fleet submarines like Flier accounted for more than half of all enemy shipping sunk during the war. The cost of this success was heavy: 52 U.S. Pacific Fleet submarines were lost, and more than 3,500 submariners remain on "eternal patrol."
SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name Lucius Polk Wall
Date Born October 9, 1917
From Grady County, Oklahoma
War World War II
Service Branch US Navy
Rank Petty Officer First Class
Specialty Torpedoman's Mate First Class
Service Group USS Flier (SS-250)
MIA Status Declared Dead while Missing
Date Death August 13, 1944
Cause of Death Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine
Notable Awards ★ Purple Heart
Wall was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on August 13, 1944. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine". Incident location: Balabac Strait, Philippines near Mantangule Island.
AWARDS and COMMENDATIONS
Listed below are some of the awards, medals and commendations that Lucius Polk Wall either received or may have been qualified for.
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Distinguished Unit Citation
★ Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
★ Navy Expeditionary Medal
The following is two books written about the submarine and its sailors.
THE USS FLIER by Michael Sturma
EIGHT SURVIVED by Douglas A. Campbell
On August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine Flier struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen hours before washing ashore on an uninhabited island.
Pronounced "Missing in Action" on 13 Aug 1944 by the US Navy. Lucius was interred overseas, at the Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines, the monument. Last known status showed "missing" and declared a death date on 19 Jan 1946. He was posthumous awarded the Purple Heart.
In early August 1944 the USS Flier left Fremantle, Australia, for her second war patrol. On 13 August, while transiting shallow water to enter the South China Sea, she struck a mine and quickly sank. Fourteen of 86 crewmen escaped, but only eight survived the subsequent long swim to reach shore. After making their way by raft to Palawan and being protected by local people and a group of guerrillas, at the end of the month they were evacuated by the submarine USS Redfin (SS-272).
USS Flier received one battle star for World War II service on her single war patrol, designated "Successful." She is credited with having sunk 10,380 tons of Japanese shipping
He was a casualty of World War II on August 13, 1944. He is honored and remembered by the people of Oklahoma. His sacrifice has been memorialized with +1 day of Honor Water.
By the end of World War II, submarines had made more than 1,600 war patrols. Pacific Fleet submarines like Flier accounted for more than half of all enemy shipping sunk during the war. The cost of this success was heavy: 52 U.S. Pacific Fleet submarines were lost, and more than 3,500 submariners remain on "eternal patrol."
SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name Lucius Polk Wall
Date Born October 9, 1917
From Grady County, Oklahoma
War World War II
Service Branch US Navy
Rank Petty Officer First Class
Specialty Torpedoman's Mate First Class
Service Group USS Flier (SS-250)
MIA Status Declared Dead while Missing
Date Death August 13, 1944
Cause of Death Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine
Notable Awards ★ Purple Heart
Wall was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on August 13, 1944. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action, Lost at sea, Sunk by a mine". Incident location: Balabac Strait, Philippines near Mantangule Island.
AWARDS and COMMENDATIONS
Listed below are some of the awards, medals and commendations that Lucius Polk Wall either received or may have been qualified for.
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Distinguished Unit Citation
★ Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
★ Navy Expeditionary Medal
The following is two books written about the submarine and its sailors.
THE USS FLIER by Michael Sturma
EIGHT SURVIVED by Douglas A. Campbell
Inscription
T. M. 1/C- USS FLIER LOST IN ACTION OVER S.W. PACIFIC
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