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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