MoMM2 Joseph “Joey” Vanasky Jr. (1922-1944)

MoMM2 Joseph “Joey” Vanasky Jr. Veteran

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2 Jan 1922

Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA

Death

5 Jun 1944 (aged 22)

At Sea

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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

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Entered the service from Ohio.

USS OSPREY AM-56 - MINE STRIKE, OFF NORMANDY

The vessel ran into a magnetic mine off of the coast of the Isle of Wight.

"At about 1700 on June 5, minesweeper USS Osprey hit a mine that blew a large hole in the forward engine room. Fires broke out and at 1815 the ship had to be abandoned. Osprey sank soon after with the loss of six men."

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