Parents: Carl Preston and Vancha Rae (Stallings) Emerick
Siblings: Olin Darrell, Verl Dean (died in infancy), Marvin Eugene, Ninagene (sp?)
(bio info from 1920, 1930, 1940 Census, etc, Ancestry.com)
USN
Seaman 2nd Class FLOYD PRESTON EMERICK was on board SS West Ivis, an American steam merchant, on Jan 24, 1942 as the unescorted ship left New York bound for San Juan Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Buenos Aires. Early on the 26th, the steamer was spotted off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC by German submarine U-125. A torpedo was fired but it missed. About an hour later two torpedos were fired from the sub's stern tubes, one hitting the engine room and the other underneath the stack. The ship broke in two and sank in 14 minutes. Men in lifeboats were observed by the Germans but were not questioned and were never seen again.
There were 36 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
Entered service from WV
Seaman Emerick's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
Siblings: Olin Darrell, Verl Dean (died in infancy), Marvin Eugene, Ninagene (sp?)
(bio info from 1920, 1930, 1940 Census, etc, Ancestry.com)
USN
Seaman 2nd Class FLOYD PRESTON EMERICK was on board SS West Ivis, an American steam merchant, on Jan 24, 1942 as the unescorted ship left New York bound for San Juan Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Buenos Aires. Early on the 26th, the steamer was spotted off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC by German submarine U-125. A torpedo was fired but it missed. About an hour later two torpedos were fired from the sub's stern tubes, one hitting the engine room and the other underneath the stack. The ship broke in two and sank in 14 minutes. Men in lifeboats were observed by the Germans but were not questioned and were never seen again.
There were 36 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
Entered service from WV
Seaman Emerick's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
Parents: Carl Preston and Vancha Rae (Stallings) Emerick
Siblings: Olin Darrell, Verl Dean (died in infancy), Marvin Eugene, Ninagene (sp?)
(bio info from 1920, 1930, 1940 Census, etc, Ancestry.com)
USN
Seaman 2nd Class FLOYD PRESTON EMERICK was on board SS West Ivis, an American steam merchant, on Jan 24, 1942 as the unescorted ship left New York bound for San Juan Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Buenos Aires. Early on the 26th, the steamer was spotted off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC by German submarine U-125. A torpedo was fired but it missed. About an hour later two torpedos were fired from the sub's stern tubes, one hitting the engine room and the other underneath the stack. The ship broke in two and sank in 14 minutes. Men in lifeboats were observed by the Germans but were not questioned and were never seen again.
There were 36 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
Entered service from WV
Seaman Emerick's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
Siblings: Olin Darrell, Verl Dean (died in infancy), Marvin Eugene, Ninagene (sp?)
(bio info from 1920, 1930, 1940 Census, etc, Ancestry.com)
USN
Seaman 2nd Class FLOYD PRESTON EMERICK was on board SS West Ivis, an American steam merchant, on Jan 24, 1942 as the unescorted ship left New York bound for San Juan Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Buenos Aires. Early on the 26th, the steamer was spotted off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC by German submarine U-125. A torpedo was fired but it missed. About an hour later two torpedos were fired from the sub's stern tubes, one hitting the engine room and the other underneath the stack. The ship broke in two and sank in 14 minutes. Men in lifeboats were observed by the Germans but were not questioned and were never seen again.
There were 36 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
Entered service from WV
Seaman Emerick's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
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"Thank you" to ShaneO for East Coast Memorial link.
Gravesite Details
BODY LOST AT SEA. Floyd was on the West Ivis when it was torpedoed and sunk by U-125
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