Enlisted on 12 January 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army Air Force, 35682949
Company A, 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Cecil was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of U.S. troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident.
Cecil was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking.
Enlisted on 12 January 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army Air Force, 35682949
Company A, 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Cecil was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of U.S. troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident.
Cecil was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking.
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