Died when ship sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII, body was lost at sea.
Information below gleaned from: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59635
Saint Lo USS was an American aircraft carrier sunk in the Battle off Samar by a Japanese Zeke-52 kamikaze aircraft. The plane hit the St Lo at 10:53hrs. Shortly after, a massive explosion of her own magazines caused an enormous mushroom shaped cloud to rise above the doomed vessel. Another six or seven explosions occurred after her commander, Captain F. J. McKenna, gave the order to abandon ship. The St Lo disappeared beneath the sea at 11:25hrs taking with her 126 members of her crew including Brown. Her escort destroyer, USS Dennis, rescued 434 survivors. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59635
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***I would like to thank Marigrace Clonts Furby Find A Grave ID 46482043 for creating this memorial and adding her photo to it***
***I would like to thank Cindy Price Find A Grave ID for updating the DOB/DOD information on this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
Died when ship sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII, body was lost at sea.
Information below gleaned from: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59635
Saint Lo USS was an American aircraft carrier sunk in the Battle off Samar by a Japanese Zeke-52 kamikaze aircraft. The plane hit the St Lo at 10:53hrs. Shortly after, a massive explosion of her own magazines caused an enormous mushroom shaped cloud to rise above the doomed vessel. Another six or seven explosions occurred after her commander, Captain F. J. McKenna, gave the order to abandon ship. The St Lo disappeared beneath the sea at 11:25hrs taking with her 126 members of her crew including Brown. Her escort destroyer, USS Dennis, rescued 434 survivors. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59635
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***I would like to thank Marigrace Clonts Furby Find A Grave ID 46482043 for creating this memorial and adding her photo to it***
***I would like to thank Cindy Price Find A Grave ID for updating the DOB/DOD information on this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
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