Branch: NavyRank: S5A1Born: October 9, 1923Reported Missing: May 27, 1945, presumed deadUnit: USS Braine (DD630)Location: JapanCurrent Status: Not RecoveredMemorial Seaman Austin enlisted in the Navy in November 1942 and was called for duty the following January. The USS Braine took part in Okinawa operations as a radar picket ship from 16-25 May. On May 27 1945, she was hit in quick succession by two suicide […]
Francis Wlodkowski
Branch: Navy Rank: SEA1 Born: circa 1924 Reported Missing: April 15, 1943, drowned at sea Unit: April 15, 1943 Location: North Atlantic Ocean Current Status: Not Recovered In early June 1943 SEA1 Wlodkowski’s mother received a telegram informing her that her son was “swept overboard by a huge wave” while working with a group in the forecastle. Every effort was made to effect a rescue […]
William Watson Magill
Branch: Navy Rank: S1 Born: circa 1921 Reported Missing: November 13, 1942 Ship: USS Juneau (CL-52) Location: Solomon Islands Current Status: Not Recovered Memorial: Old St. Patricks Cemetery, Enfield, CT Battle of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The USS Juneau was sunk by Japanese Torpedoes
Allan Wallace Lawton
Branch: Navy Rank: SEA1 Born: March 3, 1924 Killed in Action: November 13, 1942 Ship: USS Atlanta (CL-51) Location: Solomon Islands Current Status: Not Recovered Memorial: St. Patricks Cemetery, Enfield CT Battle of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands