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<span class=prefix>STM1</span> Earl Cheatham
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STM1 Earl Cheatham Veteran

Birth
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Death
2 Dec 1943 (aged 17)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing - United States Navy
Memorial ID
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CHEATHAM, EARL, Steward's Mate First Class (no. 6417065), USS Capelin, US Navy Reserve, †15/12/1943
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram James and Nina Cheatham, 208 Shea St., Knoxville, Tenn.
MIA/KIA and lost at sea aboard Submarine USS Capelin (SS-289) December 2, 1943
Officially declared dead by the military on January 10, 1946
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Dec 1, 1943: Loss Of The USS Capelin (SS 289)

Capelin put out on her second war patrol on 17 November 1943, in the Molucca and Celebes Seas, and was to pay particular attention to the trade routes in the vicinity of Siaoe, Sangi, Talaud, and Sarangani Islands. She was to end her patrol on 6 December.

USS Bonefish (SS 223) communicated with Capelin on 1 December 1943 in the area assigned to Capelin at that time. Bonefish warned Capelin about a convoy they had just attacked. Capelin acknowledged the message was never heard from again.

Japanese records studied after the war listed an attack by minelayer Wakataka on a supposed United States submarine on 23 November, off Kaoe Bay, Halmahera. The Japanese ship noted the attack produced oily black water columns that contained wood and cork splinters and later a raft was found. This is the only reported attack in the appropriate area at that time. Also, Japanese minefields are now known to have been placed in various positions along the north coast of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Capelin's area, and she may have been lost because of a mine explosion. Gone without a trace with 76 crew members, Capelin remains in the list of ships lost without a known cause.
https://ussnautilus.org/dec-1-1943-loss-of-the-uss-capelin-ss-289/
CHEATHAM, EARL, Steward's Mate First Class (no. 6417065), USS Capelin, US Navy Reserve, †15/12/1943
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram James and Nina Cheatham, 208 Shea St., Knoxville, Tenn.
MIA/KIA and lost at sea aboard Submarine USS Capelin (SS-289) December 2, 1943
Officially declared dead by the military on January 10, 1946
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Dec 1, 1943: Loss Of The USS Capelin (SS 289)

Capelin put out on her second war patrol on 17 November 1943, in the Molucca and Celebes Seas, and was to pay particular attention to the trade routes in the vicinity of Siaoe, Sangi, Talaud, and Sarangani Islands. She was to end her patrol on 6 December.

USS Bonefish (SS 223) communicated with Capelin on 1 December 1943 in the area assigned to Capelin at that time. Bonefish warned Capelin about a convoy they had just attacked. Capelin acknowledged the message was never heard from again.

Japanese records studied after the war listed an attack by minelayer Wakataka on a supposed United States submarine on 23 November, off Kaoe Bay, Halmahera. The Japanese ship noted the attack produced oily black water columns that contained wood and cork splinters and later a raft was found. This is the only reported attack in the appropriate area at that time. Also, Japanese minefields are now known to have been placed in various positions along the north coast of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Capelin's area, and she may have been lost because of a mine explosion. Gone without a trace with 76 crew members, Capelin remains in the list of ships lost without a known cause.
https://ussnautilus.org/dec-1-1943-loss-of-the-uss-capelin-ss-289/

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CHEATHAM EARL - STEWARD'S MATE 1C - USNR - TENNESSEE



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  • Maintained by: IrishEyes
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56781649/earl-cheatham: accessed ), memorial page for STM1 Earl Cheatham (27 Jan 1926–2 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56781649, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).