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March 2, 1943: Straggling from convoy HX-227 the Liberty ship Meriwether Lewis was hit by torpedoes fired by the U-634. The ship, launched in 1941, was carrying ammunition and tires bound for the European battlefield. It took three torpedoes to sink her, the final one exploding her ammunition stores. An escort cutter, USS Ingham WPG-35 searched for survivors for two days and found nothing but a thirty mile line of floating tires. |
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The bows of the Meriwether Lewis. |
(Courtesy of Robbie Williams) |
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Roll of Honor |
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In memory of those who lost their lives in SS Meriwether Lewis March 2, 1943 |
"Their names are forever etched into history as American Patriots" |
| Name | Position | Hometown | |
John Edward |
Beal | Master | Elmont NY |
Edward Peter |
Beckley | Oiler | Brooklyn NY |
William Curtis |
Beery | Wiper | Monroeville IN |
George Lewis |
Bittel | O.S. | Pittsburgh PA |
Randall Price |
Bourell | Deck Cadet | Olney IL |
Edwin George |
Buttell | 3rd Mate | St. Albans NY |
Bernadotte Herrvon |
Carter | Utility | New York NY |
Nunziato Louis |
Ceroli | F/W | Huntington Station NY |
Castor |
Cibeira | F/W | Coruna Spain |
Frank Thomas |
Cimino | O.S. | Scranton PA |
Alan Robert |
Clarke | Deck Cadet | Ridgewood NJ |
James |
Coffey | 2nd Mate | Jamesburg NJ |
Glenn Robert |
Curtis | Messman | Woodcrest NJ |
John Steward |
Day | A.B. | Tuscarona NY |
Candido |
De Leon | Messman | New York NY |
Angelo John |
DiSanto | A.B. | San Pedro CA |
James Edward |
Fitzpatrick | A.B. | Baltimore MD |
Frank Joseph |
Gaiuaski | Utility | Chicago IL |
Harry Kenneth |
Hain | Cook | Boston MA |
Anders Frederik |
Hansen | A.B. | Brooklyn NY |
Leslie Arthur |
Harmon | Steward | New York NY |
Nicholas Andrew |
Holmes | 3rd Engineer | Elizabeth NJ |
James Edward |
Johnston | Cook | Akron OH |
Bruce Griffin |
Kenworthy | Chief Mate | Portland OR |
Manuel Pineda |
Lising | Cook | New York NY |
Sanford |
Lubarsky | Wiper | Milwaukee WI |
Daniel Joseph |
Maher | Engine Cadet | East Boston MA |
Francis Thomas |
McCann | Engine Cadet | Johnson City NY |
Walter Francis |
Meisner | Messman | Pittsburgh PA |
Primitivo |
Mendez | Carpenter | New York NY |
Millard Wesley |
Meyer | Purser | Portland OR |
Harry Jackson |
Mote | 2nd Engineer | Camden NJ |
Frank Harvey |
Nunziato | A.B. | Chicago IL |
John Francis |
Owens | 1st Engineer | Brooklyn NY |
William |
Parsley | A.B. | Bronx NY |
Manuel Rodrigues |
Pascoal | F/W | Ensenada PR |
Eugene Francis |
Raitt | O.S. | Sag Harbor NY |
Frank |
Rocco | Deck Engineer | Chicago IL |
German |
Rodriguez | Messman | New York NY |
Pedro Vasgues |
Rodriguez | Bosun | Mayaguez PR |
Matthew Douglas |
Sanborn | Radio Officer | New York NY |
Leroy Joseph |
Schaefer | Oiler | New York NY |
Edwin Benno |
Schubert | Chief Engineer | Seattle WA |
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Name |
Rank |
Home State |
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Benjamin F. |
Ables | S1c | SC |
Phillip H. |
Archer | S1c | ND |
Dot H. |
Bailey | S1c | WV |
J. D. |
Baugham | S1c | SC |
James E. |
Brown | S1c | NJ |
John W. |
Bumgarner | S1c | NC |
Harold P. |
Byars | S1c | SC |
Ottis L. |
Clarke | S1c | NC |
Alfred |
Cox | GM3c | MO |
Berlin S. |
Creel | S1c | SC |
Hiram S. |
Crumley | S1c | FL |
Robert E. |
Dingethal | BM2c | NJ |
Benjamin |
Dreyer | Ens. | NY |
John Edward |
Hill | GM3c | FL |
Francis P. |
Manley | Cox. | IL |
Zeno W. |
Mapes | S1c | LA |
James |
McDonough | SM2C | OR |
Alfred |
Michalovic | S1c | NY |
John J. |
Ours | Cox. | MD |
Charles |
Patalon | S1c | NJ |
Richard E. |
Patrick | S1c | LA |
Harry E. |
Ratcliff | RM3c | AR |
William A. Jr. |
Reamer | S1c | NJ |
Theodore K. |
Roberts | S1c | NJ |
Harold L. |
Rogers | S1c | VA |
Frank H. |
Rosenstrom | S1c | NY |
John Collier |
Rowe | S1c | NY |
Robert D. |
Sinks | S1c | IL |
James G. |
Sumner | S1c | SC |
Carmello |
Vinciguerro | S1c | NJ |
James |
Walker | S1c | IL |
James R. |
Williams | S1c | KY |
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