On August 6, 1943, Martin PBM-3C Mariner, Bureau № 6713, VP-205, based at Waller Field, Trinidad, engaged German submarine U-615 in the Caribbean Sea, off Trinidad, British West Indies.
The aircraft went down into the sea with the loss of all eleven crewmembers aboard.
The exact circumstances are unknown, but it was assumed their aircraft was hit by gunfire from the submarine. The U-boat was later sunk by other aircraft. Survivors of the sinking stated they fired on the airplane. The last radio call from the Mariner reported they had an engine on fire. No trace of the plane or the crew was ever found.
Killed In Action were:
Lt. Anthony R Matuski, O-098549, NY, Pilot
Lt/jg Clarence B Donahue, O-124763, NY
Lt/jg James L Milmoe, O-080843, MS
AMM2c John L Egnew, 3828170, CA
AMM2c Robert B Fisher, 6382503, ND
AOM1c Harold E Fredrickson, 6040936, AL
AMM2c Robert M Gilchrist, 6367512, FL
S2c Emory W Moore, 6370915, GA
ARM3c Marshall G Rankin, 6575065, SC
AOM3c Clyde R Steely, 6375219, GA
ARM2c Gerald T Worrell, 3168428, NE
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Entered the service from Nebraska.
The aircraft went down into the sea with the loss of all eleven crewmembers aboard.
The exact circumstances are unknown, but it was assumed their aircraft was hit by gunfire from the submarine. The U-boat was later sunk by other aircraft. Survivors of the sinking stated they fired on the airplane. The last radio call from the Mariner reported they had an engine on fire. No trace of the plane or the crew was ever found.
Killed In Action were:
Lt. Anthony R Matuski, O-098549, NY, Pilot
Lt/jg Clarence B Donahue, O-124763, NY
Lt/jg James L Milmoe, O-080843, MS
AMM2c John L Egnew, 3828170, CA
AMM2c Robert B Fisher, 6382503, ND
AOM1c Harold E Fredrickson, 6040936, AL
AMM2c Robert M Gilchrist, 6367512, FL
S2c Emory W Moore, 6370915, GA
ARM3c Marshall G Rankin, 6575065, SC
AOM3c Clyde R Steely, 6375219, GA
ARM2c Gerald T Worrell, 3168428, NE
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Entered the service from Nebraska.
On August 6, 1943, Martin PBM-3C Mariner, Bureau № 6713, VP-205, based at Waller Field, Trinidad, engaged German submarine U-615 in the Caribbean Sea, off Trinidad, British West Indies.
The aircraft went down into the sea with the loss of all eleven crewmembers aboard.
The exact circumstances are unknown, but it was assumed their aircraft was hit by gunfire from the submarine. The U-boat was later sunk by other aircraft. Survivors of the sinking stated they fired on the airplane. The last radio call from the Mariner reported they had an engine on fire. No trace of the plane or the crew was ever found.
Killed In Action were:
Lt. Anthony R Matuski, O-098549, NY, Pilot
Lt/jg Clarence B Donahue, O-124763, NY
Lt/jg James L Milmoe, O-080843, MS
AMM2c John L Egnew, 3828170, CA
AMM2c Robert B Fisher, 6382503, ND
AOM1c Harold E Fredrickson, 6040936, AL
AMM2c Robert M Gilchrist, 6367512, FL
S2c Emory W Moore, 6370915, GA
ARM3c Marshall G Rankin, 6575065, SC
AOM3c Clyde R Steely, 6375219, GA
ARM2c Gerald T Worrell, 3168428, NE
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Entered the service from Nebraska.
The aircraft went down into the sea with the loss of all eleven crewmembers aboard.
The exact circumstances are unknown, but it was assumed their aircraft was hit by gunfire from the submarine. The U-boat was later sunk by other aircraft. Survivors of the sinking stated they fired on the airplane. The last radio call from the Mariner reported they had an engine on fire. No trace of the plane or the crew was ever found.
Killed In Action were:
Lt. Anthony R Matuski, O-098549, NY, Pilot
Lt/jg Clarence B Donahue, O-124763, NY
Lt/jg James L Milmoe, O-080843, MS
AMM2c John L Egnew, 3828170, CA
AMM2c Robert B Fisher, 6382503, ND
AOM1c Harold E Fredrickson, 6040936, AL
AMM2c Robert M Gilchrist, 6367512, FL
S2c Emory W Moore, 6370915, GA
ARM3c Marshall G Rankin, 6575065, SC
AOM3c Clyde R Steely, 6375219, GA
ARM2c Gerald T Worrell, 3168428, NE
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Entered the service from Nebraska.
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