United States Coast Guard WORLD WAR II
Fireman 1st Class, James A. Busey MIA/KIA
Hometown: District of Columbia
Service # 520257
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal W/Star
Captain: Cdr Kenneth C. Phillips, USCG
Ship: USS Leopold (DE 319)Destroyer escort Edsall class
Mission: Anti Sub Convoy CU-16
Loss Date: 9 Mar 1944
Fate: Sunk by U-255 (Erich Harms)
Location: 58° 44'N, 25° 50'W - Grid AK 3862
Complement: 199 officers and men (171 dead and 28 survivors)
Notes on event
On 9 Mar, 1944, the US Coast Guard manned USS Leopold (DE 319) was on her second voyage and escorting the convoy CU-16, when she got an acoustic contact about 400 miles south of Iceland and turned to investigate it. But before the destroyer escort reached the U-boat, she was hit at 22.00 hours by a Gnat from U-255 and was abandoned. The vessel remained afloat, but sank early the next morning. Only 28 survivors were picked up by the sister ship USS Joyce (DE 317).
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Fireman 1st Class, James A. Busey MIA/KIA
Hometown: District of Columbia
Service # 520257
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal W/Star
Captain: Cdr Kenneth C. Phillips, USCG
Ship: USS Leopold (DE 319)Destroyer escort Edsall class
Mission: Anti Sub Convoy CU-16
Loss Date: 9 Mar 1944
Fate: Sunk by U-255 (Erich Harms)
Location: 58° 44'N, 25° 50'W - Grid AK 3862
Complement: 199 officers and men (171 dead and 28 survivors)
Notes on event
On 9 Mar, 1944, the US Coast Guard manned USS Leopold (DE 319) was on her second voyage and escorting the convoy CU-16, when she got an acoustic contact about 400 miles south of Iceland and turned to investigate it. But before the destroyer escort reached the U-boat, she was hit at 22.00 hours by a Gnat from U-255 and was abandoned. The vessel remained afloat, but sank early the next morning. Only 28 survivors were picked up by the sister ship USS Joyce (DE 317).
Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Leopold
United States Coast Guard WORLD WAR II
Fireman 1st Class, James A. Busey MIA/KIA
Hometown: District of Columbia
Service # 520257
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal W/Star
Captain: Cdr Kenneth C. Phillips, USCG
Ship: USS Leopold (DE 319)Destroyer escort Edsall class
Mission: Anti Sub Convoy CU-16
Loss Date: 9 Mar 1944
Fate: Sunk by U-255 (Erich Harms)
Location: 58° 44'N, 25° 50'W - Grid AK 3862
Complement: 199 officers and men (171 dead and 28 survivors)
Notes on event
On 9 Mar, 1944, the US Coast Guard manned USS Leopold (DE 319) was on her second voyage and escorting the convoy CU-16, when she got an acoustic contact about 400 miles south of Iceland and turned to investigate it. But before the destroyer escort reached the U-boat, she was hit at 22.00 hours by a Gnat from U-255 and was abandoned. The vessel remained afloat, but sank early the next morning. Only 28 survivors were picked up by the sister ship USS Joyce (DE 317).
Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Leopold
Fireman 1st Class, James A. Busey MIA/KIA
Hometown: District of Columbia
Service # 520257
Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal W/Star
Captain: Cdr Kenneth C. Phillips, USCG
Ship: USS Leopold (DE 319)Destroyer escort Edsall class
Mission: Anti Sub Convoy CU-16
Loss Date: 9 Mar 1944
Fate: Sunk by U-255 (Erich Harms)
Location: 58° 44'N, 25° 50'W - Grid AK 3862
Complement: 199 officers and men (171 dead and 28 survivors)
Notes on event
On 9 Mar, 1944, the US Coast Guard manned USS Leopold (DE 319) was on her second voyage and escorting the convoy CU-16, when she got an acoustic contact about 400 miles south of Iceland and turned to investigate it. But before the destroyer escort reached the U-boat, she was hit at 22.00 hours by a Gnat from U-255 and was abandoned. The vessel remained afloat, but sank early the next morning. Only 28 survivors were picked up by the sister ship USS Joyce (DE 317).
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