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USS Seawolf (SS-197)

 

 

SEAWOLF stood out of Brisbane on 21 September to begin her 15th war patrol.  She reached Manus on the 29th, refueled, and sailed the same day carrying stores and Army personnel to the east coast of Samar.           SEAWOLF and submarine NARWHAL (SS-167) exchanged radar recognition signals at 0756 on 3 October in the Morotai area.  Shortly thereafter, a 7th Fleet task group was attacked by a Japanese submarine.

 

Destroyer escort SHELTON (DE-407) was torpedoed, and sister ship RICHARD M. ROWELL (DE-403) stood by to search for the enemy.  Two planes were sent from the escort carrier MIDWAY (CVE-63) to assist in the search.  One of the planes sighted a submarine submerging and dropped two bombs on it even though it was in a safety zone for American submarines.

 

The site was marked by dye and RICHARD M. ROWELL steamed to the area, made sound contact and attacked with "hedgehogs."  The second attack was followed by underwater explosions, and debris rose to the surface.           No further contact was made with SEAWOLF, and her position would have placed her in the area where the plane and RICHARD M. ROWELL made their attacks.  On 28 December 1944, SEAWOLF was announced overdue from patrol and presumed lost.  She was struck from the Navy list on 20 January 1945.

 


Ts/SGT E.D. Almero

LT(jg) Marion L.  Asa

S1 John M.  Astarita

EM1 Lloyd R.  Balch

GM2 Francis A.  Ballard

BK3 Jack  Bannister

MoMM1 Arnold F.  Bargenquast

F1 William B.  Beck

RMC Gerald E.  Bekke

S1 Robert J.  Bennett

S1 Patrick K.  Bergevin

F1 Dallas V.  Bolon

LCDR(CO) Albert M.  Bontier

SGT G.B. Bueno

RM1 James B.  Call

F1 James P.  Carithers

F1 Robert J.  Carnegie

MoMM3 Wilfred L.  Cash

T/5 O.C. Cedonia

MoMMC Edward  Chapman

RT2 Norman D.  Coon

YN1 Chester M.  Copas

SC3 Wayne H.  Cotton

LT Robert L.  Cox

MoMM1 James P.  Cunnally

MoMM2 Robert F.  Devitt

LT Paul  Doane

QM3 John L.  Ewing

S1 Robert N.  Fixler

EM1 Kenneth J.  Flynn

S/SGT A.C. Framisco

MoMM2 Peter  Franco

Cpl A.B. Fria

EM3 Lloyd  George

QM2 James  Grimes

PhMC William T.  Hadley

S/SGT C.H. Hammill

F1 John G.  Harris

SGT R.P. Herbig

TM2 Alfred H.  Howard

MoMM2 Roy E.  Huff

S/SGT A.I. Ibea

RM2 James E.  Johnson

SC1 Michael Jurinic

S1 Jack E.  Kenney

CAPT H.S. Kopp

MoMM1 Charles  Krempa

QM1 Alfred E.  Kuehn

TM2 Chester H.  Lawson

S1 Hibbard  LeemanJr.

BM1 Gilbert R.  Likert

EM2 Carl D.  Lynch

TM2 Dallas L.  Malone

TM3 George F.  Marston

SM2 Charles R.  Maus

MoMMC Walter G.  McCoy

RM3 Forrest S.  Michael

1st Lt. G.F. Miller

LT(jg) R.V.D.  Miller

S2 Richard L.  Miller

TM2 Robert T.  Miller

TM2 Lannie R.  MillsJr.

S2 Harold E.  Mitchell

FC2 Edward L.  Morris

S1 Joseph A.  Morris

MoMM3 George G.  Nazay

TMC Donald J.  Naze

EM1 George M.  Needham

EM1 Clinton L.  Nivison

LT Edmond F.  O'BrienJr.

EM2 Albert F.  Page

MoMM1 Leonard A.  Page

1st Lt. G.E. Peralta

MoMM1 Elmer N.  Peterson

EM3 Wasil  Politylo

SGT E.L. Pugose

Pfc O.B. Ramus

ENS William F. ReilandJr.

MoMM1 Guy B.  Rhoads

TM2 Mahlon R.  Riggle

Pfc J.F. Rimando

SM2 Saturnino  Rocaya

SGT I.R. Rodriguez

RTC Benjamin  Rogers

T/5 R.R. Ruiz

TM2 John C.  Sadler

MoMM1 James W.  Saint

F1 Gerald A.  Steinecker

F1 Clarence E.  Strausser

LT(jg) Edward J.  Szendrey

MoMM2 William H.  Underhill

ENS John  Vanandel

MoMM1 Vernon P.  Wall

TM2 Thomas W.  Warren

MoMMC Michael P.  Wiegenstein

CWO B.L. Wise

S1 David B.  Wyatt

EM3 Robert P.  Young

EM2 Edward A.  Zuel