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Tuesday,
" October 25, 2022 "

( This webpage originally created in March, 2015 )

         The steam tanker " S.S. John D. Gill " was built and completed in January, 1942 by the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania for the Atlantic Refining Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a 11,641 ton ship.

         On March 12, 1942 the unescorted " John D. Gill " was enroute from Atreco, Texas with a stop over in Charleston, North Carolina and a final destination of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a cargo of 141,981 barrels of crude oil and a crew of 49 ( 8 officers, 34 merchant mariners, and 7 U.S. Navy Armed Guards ).   They were hit by a torpedo fired by German Submarine U-158 approximatley 25 miles east of Cape Fear, North Carolina.   The tanker seemed to lift out of the water and move sideways, but the explosion did not ignite the cargo.

         The oil was, however, ignited when a seaman tossed a life ring with a self-igniting carbide light overboard.   The ship and the sea were turned into a blazing inferno, forcing the " 8 " officers and " 34 " crewmen to abandon ship within eight minutes, followed by the " 7 " navy armed guards.   " 23 " of the crew perished and " 26 " were able to survive.

The ship Master/Captain of the S.S. John D. Gill was:

Allen Delmar Tucker

who survived the sinking of the " S.S. John D. Gill " !
He served in the U.S. Navy from August 26 1918 to 22 April 1919 ( WW I ),
and also from March 5, 1943 to June 24, 1945 ( WW II ).

         The following below list was created in the memory of those who " GAVE THEIR ALL " on the " S.S. John D. Gill ".   There are personal " Online Memorials " for each of these honored men that were created for them by using the " Find A Grave " website.   You will see a blue " Yes " behind their names and by clicking on the " Yes " you will see a personal memorial that has been created for them by myself or someone else.

MM     =  Awarded the " Mariner's Medal "
               ( Awarded for being wounded, Missing or Killed In Action )

MM *   =  Awarded the " Combat Bar ( Ribbon ) "
               ( Awarded to those who served under combat conditions )

MM **  =  Awarded the " Combat Star "
                ( Awarded to those who are forced to abandon ship when attacked or damaged )

PMM   =  Awarded the " Mariner's Prisoner of War Medal "
               ( Awarded to Mariner's held as prisoners of war during World War II )

PH      =  Awarded the " Purple Heart "
               ( Awarded to soldiers & sailors for being Wounded and/or Killed in action )

Other Medals  =  Such as Good Conduct Medals, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals, American Defense Service Medals, etc. " Are Not " included in this listing.

  =  Picture of person shown on online memorial.

  =  Picture of tombstone shown on online memorial.

An " n/a " in the " Photo, Awards, or Notes Area " means that they are not available for that Mariner, Soldier or Sailor .....

Cenotaph  =  A memorial stone only  ~  " OR "  ~  Remains not recovered  ~  " OR "  ~  Interred somewhere unknown.

( Those letters shown in " Red " did not have names to list for this ship )

[ A ] - [ B ] - [ C ] - [ D ] - [ E ] - [ F ] - [ G ] - [ H ] - [ I ]

[ J ] - [ K ] - [ L ] - [ M ] - [ N ] - [ O ] - [ P ] - [ Q ] - [ R ]

[ S ] - [ T ] - [ U ] - [ V ] - [ W ] - [ X ] - [ Y ] - [ Z ]

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Atherholt,  William Lawrence, Jr. MM **  ~  N/A " Family Link Included "	Oiler	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Norwood, Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Avestruz ,  Felimon MM **  ~  N/A	Messman	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Brooklyn, New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Names starting with " B "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Carreon,  Benjamin MM **  ~  N/A	Messman	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Philippines ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Cristobal,  Federico Corpus MM **  ~  N/A	Galleyman	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
DeMichael,  Anthony Richard MM **  ~  N/A " Family Link Included "	Ordinary Seaman	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Lansford, Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Eckman,  Alan M. T. MM **  ~  N/A	Chief Mate	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Glenside, Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Flores,  Sixto Degollado MM **  ~	Steward	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Hillside Cemetery Roslyn, PA	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Gaskins,  Harry Russell MM **  ~  N/A	Third Engineer	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Kilmarnock, Virginia ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	White Stone Cemetery White Stone, Virginia	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Geier,  William Joseph, Jr. MM **  ~	Deck Maintainer	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	South Boston, Massachusetts ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Gurtov,  Robert MM **  ~	Bosun	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Hagerty,  Joseph MM **  ~  N/A	Third Mate	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Atlantic City, New Jersey ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Names starting with " I "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Jiminez ,  Henry Anthony MM **  ~	Fireman / Watertender	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Holy Cross Cemetery Yeadon, PA	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Kimball,  Charles Percy MM **  ~   " Family Link Included "	Fireman / Watertender	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Michigan ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Lakeside Cemetery Port Huron, Michigan	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Koch,  Curtis Herman PH  ~	Seaman 2nd Class	" Armed Guard " ~ ~ ~ U.S. Navy	Illinois ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Irving Park Cemetery Chicago, IL	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Lefflar,  Jacob MM **  ~  N/A	Oiler	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Lewis,  Vincent Harold MM **  ~  N/A " Family Link Included "	Pumpman	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Mississippi ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Cedarlawn Cemetery Jackson, MS	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Lunn,  David Martin PH  ~	Coxswain	" Armed Guard " ~ ~ ~ U.S. Navy	Illinois ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	East Coast Memorial Manhattan, NY	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Names starting with " M "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " N "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Oakley,  Arthur Elwood MM **  ~  N/A	Seaman 2nd Class	" Armed Guard " ~ ~ ~ U.S. Navy	Ohio ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Memorial Burial Park Wheelersburg, Ohio	" Yes "

Last Names starting with " P "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " Q "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Rappaport,  David Walter MM **  ~	First Engineer	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ Lost At Sea ? ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Mount Sharon Cemetery Springfield, Pennsylvania	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph ??

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Schasney,  Paul P. MM **  ~	Deck Maintainer	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ Lost At Sea ? ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	St. Michael's Cemetery Summit Hill, PA	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph ??
Senter,  Asa B. PH  ~	Seaman 2nd Class	" Armed Guard " ~ ~ ~ U.S. Navy	Texas ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	East Coast Memorial Manhattan, NY	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph
Sitnick,  Israel MM **  ~  N/A " Family Link Included "	Second Engineer	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	" Not Found "	" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph

Last Name, First Name, M.I. Awards ~ Photos Notes ~ ( If Available )	Military Rank	Branch of Service	State / Country Of Residence ~ ~ ~ Cause Of Passing	Cemetery / Memorial	For Online  Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below )
Tingzon,  Catalino MM **  ~	Messman	" Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine	Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Killed In Action " ~ ~ ~ March 12, 1942	Northwood Cemetery Southport, NC	" Yes "

Last Names starting with " U "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " V "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " W "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " X "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " Y "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Last Names starting with " Z "  ~  " There Were None Lost ! "

Email any questions or comments to:

Russ Pickett

( russpickde@comcast.net )