KIBBONS, CLARENCE VERNON, Chief Torpedoman's Mate (no. 2952648), USS Shark, US Navy, †24/10/1944
Parents, George William and Hortense Weaver Kibbons
Wife, Mrs. Betty Kibbons, 6102 E. Ocean Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
KIA USS Shark (SS-314) in vicinity of Luzon Strait
Another cenotaph memorializing CTM Kibbons
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USS SHARK (SS-314)

Shark was lost during her third war patrol, probably in the vicinity of Luzon Strait, while participating in a coordinated attack group with submarines USS Seadragon and USS Blackfish.

On October 24, 1944, Seadragon received a message from Shark stating that she had made radar contact with a single freighter, and she was going in to attack. This was the last message received from the submarine.

After making radar contact, Shark was in pursuit of a single freighter. At approximately 5:00 pm on 24 October 1944 in the Bashi Straits, South China Sea, latitude 20°46'N, longitude 118°18' E, the 6,886-ton Japanese freighter Arisan Maru was sunk. Arisan Maru carried no markings or flag to indicate that it was carrying Allied prisoners of war. The Americans had no way of recognizing Arisan Maru was a prison ship. The torpedo launched from Shark hit aft of midships causing Arisan Maru to split in two.

Naval records indicate that Shark was lost with all 87 hands in the same battle after having torpedoed Arisan Maru.

Japanese records examined after the war indicate that on 24 October 1944, in Luzon Strait, Harukaze made contact with a submerged submarine and dropped depth charges. After losing and regaining the contact, the destroyer dropped another 17 depth charges which resulted in "bubbles, heavy oil, clothes and cork" coming to the surface.
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KIBBONS, CLARENCE VERNON, Chief Torpedoman's Mate (no. 2952648), USS Shark, US Navy, †24/10/1944
Parents, George William and Hortense Weaver Kibbons
Wife, Mrs. Betty Kibbons, 6102 E. Ocean Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
KIA USS Shark (SS-314) in vicinity of Luzon Strait
Another cenotaph memorializing CTM Kibbons
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USS SHARK (SS-314)

Shark was lost during her third war patrol, probably in the vicinity of Luzon Strait, while participating in a coordinated attack group with submarines USS Seadragon and USS Blackfish.

On October 24, 1944, Seadragon received a message from Shark stating that she had made radar contact with a single freighter, and she was going in to attack. This was the last message received from the submarine.

After making radar contact, Shark was in pursuit of a single freighter. At approximately 5:00 pm on 24 October 1944 in the Bashi Straits, South China Sea, latitude 20°46'N, longitude 118°18' E, the 6,886-ton Japanese freighter Arisan Maru was sunk. Arisan Maru carried no markings or flag to indicate that it was carrying Allied prisoners of war. The Americans had no way of recognizing Arisan Maru was a prison ship. The torpedo launched from Shark hit aft of midships causing Arisan Maru to split in two.

Naval records indicate that Shark was lost with all 87 hands in the same battle after having torpedoed Arisan Maru.

Japanese records examined after the war indicate that on 24 October 1944, in Luzon Strait, Harukaze made contact with a submerged submarine and dropped depth charges. After losing and regaining the contact, the destroyer dropped another 17 depth charges which resulted in "bubbles, heavy oil, clothes and cork" coming to the surface.
Source: Wikipedia