MM = Awarded the " Mariner's Medal " ~ ( Awarded to the Merchant Marines for being wounded, Missing or Killed In Action )
MM * = Awarded the " Combat Bar " ~ ( Awarded to those who are under combat conditions )
MM ** = Awarded the " Combat Star " ~ ( Awarded to those who are forced to abandon ship when attacked or damaged )
MM-DSM = Awarded the Mariner's " Distinguished Service Medal " ~ ( Awarded for " Heroism Beyond the Call of Duty " )
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
Cenotaph = A memorial stone only ~ " OR " ~ Remains not recovered ~ " OR " ~ Interred somewhere unknown.
( www.usmm.org/medals.html )
" Those letters shown in " Bright Blue " below have Merchant Mariner's & U.S. Navy Armed Guards listed ! "
" Those letters shown in " Red " below had no Merchant Mariner's & U.S. Navy Armed Guards listed for this ship ! "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
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Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Apligian, Edward
PH ~ |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Michigan ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Babbin, John Joseph, Jr.
MM ** ~ N/A |
Fireman / Watertender | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Massachusetts ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Baggot, Edwin Burt
MM ** ~ N/A |
Able Bodied Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Michigan ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Bain, Donald Ian
PH ~ |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Massachusetts ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Barnard, William Robert
MM ** ~ |
Able Bodied Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Arkansas ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
De Ann Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Prescott, Arkansas |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Betten, Otto Johann
MM ** ~
" Family Link Included " |
Chief Engineer | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Mount Zion Cemetery ~ ~ ~ North Coventry, Pennsylvania |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Blome, Cornelius Frederick
MM ** ~
" Family Link Included " |
Cook | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Ohio ~ ~ ~ " Killed " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Woodland Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Monroe, Michigan |
" Yes " |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Childress, Clarence Edward
MM ** ~ N/A
" Family Link Included " |
Third Engineer | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Clyburn, Frank Gregg
PH ~ |
Seaman 2nd Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
South Carolina ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Cook, John Harold
MM ** ~ N/A |
First Engineer | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Florida ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Cowan, John Dudley
PH ~
" Family Link Included " |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
North Carolina ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Devine, Carl Buel
PH ~
" Family Link Included " |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Kentucky ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Dragan, Joseph Michael
PH ~ |
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Connecticut ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Drexler, John Paul
PH ~
" Family Link Included " |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Pennsylvania ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " E "
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Last Names starting with ~ " F "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Gardner, Eugene John
MM ** ~ |
Oiler | " Ship Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
St. Peter's Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Oswego, New York |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Garner, Ralph Andrew
PH ~
" Family Link Included " |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
South Carolina ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Gordon, John Frederick
PH ~ |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
New Jersey ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Graney, Willliam Cahill, Jr.
PH ~
" Family Link Included " |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Massachusetts ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Grech, Paul
MM ** ~ N/A |
Chief Cook | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Greene, James William
PH ~
" Family Link Included " |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Tennessee ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Hickey, Gerald Frederick
MM ** ~ N/A |
Able Bodied Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Holyoak, Arthur
MM ** ~ |
Ordinary Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Ohio ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Hooks, Joseph Francis
MM ** ~ N/A |
Oiler | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New Jersey ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Hubbard, Robert Lee
PH ~ |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Montgomery County, Maryland " Click Here " for County Listing ! ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " I "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Johnson, Mark William, III
MM ** ~
" Family Link Included " |
Purser | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Georgia ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Greenwich Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Savannah, Georgia |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " K "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Lesniak, Joseph
MM ** ~ N/A |
Able Bodied Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Illinois ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
List, Norman Thomas
PH ~ |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Michigan ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
McFarlane, Roy Robert
MM ** ~ N/A
" Family Link Included " |
Fireman / Watertender | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Wisconsin ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Miller, Lyndahl Andrew
PH ~ |
Coxswain ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Indiana ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Morris, Carleton Douglas
MM ** ~ N/A |
Radio Officer | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Ohio ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Morrissey, Patrick
MM ** ~ N/A |
Master " Captain " | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Virginia ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Nobles, Eugene
MM ** ~ N/A
" Family Link Included " |
Bosun | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " O "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Page, Don Dolphy
MM ** ~ N/A
" Family Link Included " |
Oiler | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Colorado ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " Q "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Rodenas, Toribio
MM ** ~ N/A |
Deck Engineer | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Rorie, John Buxton, Jr.
MM ** ~
" Family Link Included " |
Ordinary Seaman | " Ship Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
North Carolina ~ ~ ~ " Killed " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Prospect U.M. Church Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Monroe, North Carolina |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Ryan, William Joseph
PH ~ |
Seaman 1st Class ~ ~ ~ Armed Guard |
U.S. Navy |
Massachusetts ~ ~ ~ " Killed " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Italy |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Sears, Daniel Warner
MM ** ~ N/A |
Third Mate | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
New York ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Sheldon, William Denley
MM ** ~ N/A
" Family Link Included " |
Ordinary Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Erie County, New York " Click Here " for County Listing ! ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Swisher, Bernard " Edwin "
MM ** ~ |
Messman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Washington County, Maryland " Click Here " for County Listing ! ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Rest Haven Cemetery ~ ~ ~ Hagerstown, Maryland |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Tait, William Mearns
MM ** ~ N/A |
Ordinary Seaman | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Illinois ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " U "
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Last Names starting with ~ " V "
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Last Name, First Name, M.I.
Awards ~ Photos
Notes ( If Available ) |
Military Rank
|
Branch of Service |
State / Country ~ ~ ~ Cause of Passing ~ ~ ~ Date Of Passing |
Cemetery / Memorial |
For Online Memorial Click on " Yes " ( below ) |
Weiss, William
MM ** ~ N/A |
Fireman / Watertender | " Ship's Crew " ~ ~ ~ Merchant Marine |
Ohio ~ ~ ~ " Missing " In Action ~ ~ ~ December 2, 1943 |
Currently" Not Found " |
" Yes " ~ ~ ~ Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with ~ " X "
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Last Names starting with ~ " Y "
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Last Names starting with ~ " Z "
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Email any questions or comments to:
Russ Pickett
( russpickde@comcast.net )
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