THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1943, PAGE FIVE
HANOVERIAN MISSING
Edward C. Amspacher, Hanover sailor aboard the U.S. Destroyer Bristol when it was sunk in the Mediterranean last Wednesday, is missing. The nineteen-year-old youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher, York street, Hanover, received notification Monday morning from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval personnel.
Per http://navylog.navymemorial.org Ship's Tribute website:
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USNR WORLD WAR II
Seaman 2nd Class, Edward C. Amspacher MIA/KIA Official Date of Death: 14-Oct-44
Hometown: Hanover, Pennsylvania
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher
Service # 8207335
Awards: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: Cdr John A. Glick
Ship: USS Bristol (DD 453) Lost October 13 1943
Mission: convoy escort
Mission Date:October 13 1943
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.
While escorting a convoy to Oran, Algeria, Bristol (DD-453) was struck by an enemy torpedo on the port side at the forward engine room, causing the ship to break in half. Only one explosion occurred. No fires resulted, but steam, electrical power, and communications were lost. Eight minutes after the explosion Bristol was ordered abandoned when the after section sank and four minutes later the bow section went down. Bristol suffered the loss of 52 of her crew, including EDWARD CHARLES AMSPACHER. The survivors were rescued by Trippe (DD-403) and Wainwright (DD-419).
Submitted by Eric Ackerman
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).
Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Bristol (DD 453)
USS Bristol (DD 453)"
HANOVERIAN MISSING
Edward C. Amspacher, Hanover sailor aboard the U.S. Destroyer Bristol when it was sunk in the Mediterranean last Wednesday, is missing. The nineteen-year-old youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher, York street, Hanover, received notification Monday morning from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval personnel.
Per http://navylog.navymemorial.org Ship's Tribute website:
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USNR WORLD WAR II
Seaman 2nd Class, Edward C. Amspacher MIA/KIA Official Date of Death: 14-Oct-44
Hometown: Hanover, Pennsylvania
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher
Service # 8207335
Awards: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: Cdr John A. Glick
Ship: USS Bristol (DD 453) Lost October 13 1943
Mission: convoy escort
Mission Date:October 13 1943
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.
While escorting a convoy to Oran, Algeria, Bristol (DD-453) was struck by an enemy torpedo on the port side at the forward engine room, causing the ship to break in half. Only one explosion occurred. No fires resulted, but steam, electrical power, and communications were lost. Eight minutes after the explosion Bristol was ordered abandoned when the after section sank and four minutes later the bow section went down. Bristol suffered the loss of 52 of her crew, including EDWARD CHARLES AMSPACHER. The survivors were rescued by Trippe (DD-403) and Wainwright (DD-419).
Submitted by Eric Ackerman
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).
Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Bristol (DD 453)
USS Bristol (DD 453)"
THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1943, PAGE FIVE
HANOVERIAN MISSING
Edward C. Amspacher, Hanover sailor aboard the U.S. Destroyer Bristol when it was sunk in the Mediterranean last Wednesday, is missing. The nineteen-year-old youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher, York street, Hanover, received notification Monday morning from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval personnel.
Per http://navylog.navymemorial.org Ship's Tribute website:
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USNR WORLD WAR II
Seaman 2nd Class, Edward C. Amspacher MIA/KIA Official Date of Death: 14-Oct-44
Hometown: Hanover, Pennsylvania
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher
Service # 8207335
Awards: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: Cdr John A. Glick
Ship: USS Bristol (DD 453) Lost October 13 1943
Mission: convoy escort
Mission Date:October 13 1943
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.
While escorting a convoy to Oran, Algeria, Bristol (DD-453) was struck by an enemy torpedo on the port side at the forward engine room, causing the ship to break in half. Only one explosion occurred. No fires resulted, but steam, electrical power, and communications were lost. Eight minutes after the explosion Bristol was ordered abandoned when the after section sank and four minutes later the bow section went down. Bristol suffered the loss of 52 of her crew, including EDWARD CHARLES AMSPACHER. The survivors were rescued by Trippe (DD-403) and Wainwright (DD-419).
Submitted by Eric Ackerman
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).
Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Bristol (DD 453)
USS Bristol (DD 453)"
HANOVERIAN MISSING
Edward C. Amspacher, Hanover sailor aboard the U.S. Destroyer Bristol when it was sunk in the Mediterranean last Wednesday, is missing. The nineteen-year-old youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher, York street, Hanover, received notification Monday morning from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval personnel.
Per http://navylog.navymemorial.org Ship's Tribute website:
------------------------------------------------------------
USNR WORLD WAR II
Seaman 2nd Class, Edward C. Amspacher MIA/KIA Official Date of Death: 14-Oct-44
Hometown: Hanover, Pennsylvania
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amspacher
Service # 8207335
Awards: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain: Cdr John A. Glick
Ship: USS Bristol (DD 453) Lost October 13 1943
Mission: convoy escort
Mission Date:October 13 1943
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.
While escorting a convoy to Oran, Algeria, Bristol (DD-453) was struck by an enemy torpedo on the port side at the forward engine room, causing the ship to break in half. Only one explosion occurred. No fires resulted, but steam, electrical power, and communications were lost. Eight minutes after the explosion Bristol was ordered abandoned when the after section sank and four minutes later the bow section went down. Bristol suffered the loss of 52 of her crew, including EDWARD CHARLES AMSPACHER. The survivors were rescued by Trippe (DD-403) and Wainwright (DD-419).
Submitted by Eric Ackerman
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).
Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Bristol (DD 453)
USS Bristol (DD 453)"
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