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Roy Roland Strieter
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Roy Roland Strieter

Birth
Unionville, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
Death
13 Oct 1943 (aged 27)
At Sea
Cenotaph
Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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US Navy WORLD WAR II
Machinist's Mate 1st Class, Roy R. Strieter MIA/KIA
Official Date of Death: 14-Oct-44
Hometown: Massachusetts
Service # 3112225
Awards: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: Cdr John A. Glick

Ship: USS Bristol (DD 453)
Mission: convoy escort
Mission Date: 13-Oct-43
Location: 37° 19'N, 6° 19'E - Grid CH 9631 70 miles west-northwest of Bone, Algeria
Cause: Sunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl)
Complement: 293 officers and men (52 dead and 241 survivors)

Completed in October 1941. USS Bristol (DD 453) participated in the following landings: North Africa, Sicily and Salerno. On 11 Sep, 1943, the destroyer rescued 70 survivors from USS Rowan (DD 405), which had been sunk by German torpedo boats off Salerno. USS Bristol (DD 453) received three battle stars for her World War 2 service.

Notes on event
At 04.17 hours on 13 Oct, 1943, USS Bristol (DD 453) was struck by a Gnat from U-371 on the port side at the forward engine room, while escorting a small convoy to Oran, Algeria. The ship broke in two and had to be abandoned, while the stern sank after eight and the bow after twelve minutes 70 miles west-northwest of Bone, Algeria. Five officers and 47 ratings were lost. The commander, 15 officers and 218 ratings were rescued by USS Trippe (DD 403) and one officer and six ratings by USS Wainwright (DD 419).

Machinist's Mate Strieter appears Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage Tunis, Tunisia lost 13-Oct-43 officially declared killed 14-Oct-44. He has two cenotaph memorials,this one Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne Barnstable County Massachusetts,and also Moravian Cemetery Unionville Tuscola County Michigan his body was never recovered.

Crew
Joseph F. Althoff
Edward C. Amspacher
Frank J. Angione
William M. Averill
Floyd W. Bailey
Ward L. Bailey
Ward L. Bailey
Jack W. Barnes
Joshua W. Baxley
Taylor Billett
Harland R. Bowdey
Columbus P. Brewster
Franklin J. De Fluiter
Henry De Vera
Wilfred C. Dubois
Stanley T. Dunaj
Bruce W. Edens
Q. D. Fitzgerald
John J. Flanagan
Eilis O. Fors
Elmer A. Glaze
Cdr John A. Glick
Charles A. Heidenrich
Charles W. Heizer
William H. Hiers
Raymond J. Hindrichs
Christopher L. Holthusen Jr.
James A. Howison
Norman D. Johnson
Lloyd W. Jones Jr.
Adam Kacewich
Francis N. Kerridge Jr.
Francis N. Kerridge Jr.
Joseph F. Kufner
Hoyt Lane
Euell C. Littleton
Orville J. Lund
Orville J. Lund
Louis A. Manzerra
Louis A. Manzerra
James F. Martin
John J. Mcdermott
James J. McGrail
Donald O. Mckee
Winthrop W. Mellen Jr.
Michael A. Migliore
Leslie H. Neville
Peter O'Haus
Russel L. Petri
Frank W. Rankin
Gerald B. Riegel
Gerald B. Riegel
Raymond J. Riley
Michael J. Safian Jr.
Roy R. Strieter
Roy R. Strieter
Roy R. Strieter
Roger W. D. Veilleux
Roger W. D. Veilleux
Marvin O. Whitters
Jim B. Wood

Military Information: MM1, US NAVY
US Navy WORLD WAR II
Machinist's Mate 1st Class, Roy R. Strieter MIA/KIA
Official Date of Death: 14-Oct-44
Hometown: Massachusetts
Service # 3112225
Awards: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: Cdr John A. Glick

Ship: USS Bristol (DD 453)
Mission: convoy escort
Mission Date: 13-Oct-43
Location: 37° 19'N, 6° 19'E - Grid CH 9631 70 miles west-northwest of Bone, Algeria
Cause: Sunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl)
Complement: 293 officers and men (52 dead and 241 survivors)

Completed in October 1941. USS Bristol (DD 453) participated in the following landings: North Africa, Sicily and Salerno. On 11 Sep, 1943, the destroyer rescued 70 survivors from USS Rowan (DD 405), which had been sunk by German torpedo boats off Salerno. USS Bristol (DD 453) received three battle stars for her World War 2 service.

Notes on event
At 04.17 hours on 13 Oct, 1943, USS Bristol (DD 453) was struck by a Gnat from U-371 on the port side at the forward engine room, while escorting a small convoy to Oran, Algeria. The ship broke in two and had to be abandoned, while the stern sank after eight and the bow after twelve minutes 70 miles west-northwest of Bone, Algeria. Five officers and 47 ratings were lost. The commander, 15 officers and 218 ratings were rescued by USS Trippe (DD 403) and one officer and six ratings by USS Wainwright (DD 419).

Machinist's Mate Strieter appears Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage Tunis, Tunisia lost 13-Oct-43 officially declared killed 14-Oct-44. He has two cenotaph memorials,this one Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne Barnstable County Massachusetts,and also Moravian Cemetery Unionville Tuscola County Michigan his body was never recovered.

Crew
Joseph F. Althoff
Edward C. Amspacher
Frank J. Angione
William M. Averill
Floyd W. Bailey
Ward L. Bailey
Ward L. Bailey
Jack W. Barnes
Joshua W. Baxley
Taylor Billett
Harland R. Bowdey
Columbus P. Brewster
Franklin J. De Fluiter
Henry De Vera
Wilfred C. Dubois
Stanley T. Dunaj
Bruce W. Edens
Q. D. Fitzgerald
John J. Flanagan
Eilis O. Fors
Elmer A. Glaze
Cdr John A. Glick
Charles A. Heidenrich
Charles W. Heizer
William H. Hiers
Raymond J. Hindrichs
Christopher L. Holthusen Jr.
James A. Howison
Norman D. Johnson
Lloyd W. Jones Jr.
Adam Kacewich
Francis N. Kerridge Jr.
Francis N. Kerridge Jr.
Joseph F. Kufner
Hoyt Lane
Euell C. Littleton
Orville J. Lund
Orville J. Lund
Louis A. Manzerra
Louis A. Manzerra
James F. Martin
John J. Mcdermott
James J. McGrail
Donald O. Mckee
Winthrop W. Mellen Jr.
Michael A. Migliore
Leslie H. Neville
Peter O'Haus
Russel L. Petri
Frank W. Rankin
Gerald B. Riegel
Gerald B. Riegel
Raymond J. Riley
Michael J. Safian Jr.
Roy R. Strieter
Roy R. Strieter
Roy R. Strieter
Roger W. D. Veilleux
Roger W. D. Veilleux
Marvin O. Whitters
Jim B. Wood

Military Information: MM1, US NAVY

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