NOTE: Listed as “Walter” in census dataDOB/DOD: February 19, 1913 (New Britain, CT) – March 13, 1944; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 153 Curtiss Street, New BritainSERVICE NUMBER: Z-400021 FAMILY: Born to Piotr “Peter” (1878-1973) and Bronislawa “Bertha” Wasewicz Szparkowski (1888-1979). One sister, Jessie Szparkowski Niedzwicki (1912-1970). One brother, Stanley (1923-1996). CIRCUMSTANCES: On MarchContinue reading “ORDINARY SEAMAN WILLIAM STEPHEN SZPARKOWSKI”
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THIRD ENGINEER ERIC CONRAD SWANSON
DOB/DOD: December 10, 1907 (Sweden) – December 8, 1942; 34 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: East HartfordSERVICE NUMBER: Z-066793 FAMILY: Born to Sven O. (1880-1959) and Marie Swanson (1881-1948). One sister, Sigrid E. Swanson Sullivan (1909-1996). CIRCUMSTANCES: At 0137 hours on December 8, 1942, the James McKay (Master Herman N. Olsen) was torpedoed by U-600Continue reading “THIRD ENGINEER ERIC CONRAD SWANSON”
MESSMAN EDWARD MARTIN SULLIVAN
DOB/DOD: December 31, 1925 (New Haven, CT) – July 2, 1944; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 231 Campbell Avenue, West HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-482406 FAMILY: Born to Jeremiah F. (1887-1954) and Mary A. Conway Sullivan (1884-1970). Two brothers, Robert (1915-) and William J. (1922-1997). Two sisters, Alice M. Sullivan McCarthy (1917-1981) and Geraldine A. SullivanContinue reading “MESSMAN EDWARD MARTIN SULLIVAN”
ENGINEER CADET JONATHAN FORD STURGES
DOB/DOD: June 17, 1919 (Bridgeport, CT) – September 24, 1942; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: FairfieldSERVICE NUMBER: Z-027901 FAMILY: Born to Harold M. (1894-1963) and Laura S. Ford Sturges (1895-1966). Two sisters, Nancy A. Sturges Powell (1922-1972) and Priscilla M. Sturges Dearborn Vars (1927-). CIRCUMSTANCES: Jonathan F. Sturges signed on as an Engine CadetContinue reading “ENGINEER CADET JONATHAN FORD STURGES”
BOSUN ALBION KINGPARIS SHAW
DOB/DOD: November 4, 1908 (Monroe, ME) – June 10, 1943; 34 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Sophie Patren (1914-?) on September 28, 1940, in Danbury, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: 23 Griffing Avenue, DanburySERVICE NUMBER: Z-082221 FAMILY: Born to Nevers H. (1884-1956) and Loise E. Roberts Shaw (1887-1962). One sister, Lula A. (1906-1966). Two brothers, Victor (1910-1980) and LawrenceContinue reading “BOSUN ALBION KINGPARIS SHAW”
SECOND ENGINEER OTTO JULIUS SCHON
DOB/DOD: August 10, 1884 (Copenhagen, Denmark) – August 15, 1942; 58 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Helga E. Petersen (1892-1973) on December 17, 1913, in Sankt Hans, DenmarkCHILDREN: Three sons, Henry (1916-1916), Otto W. (1918-1991), and Robert B. (1931-2011). Two daughters, Lillian D. Schon Abelhauser (1927-1991) and Dorothy Schon Tierney (1920-2013).LOCAL ADDRESS: WestvilleSERVICE NUMBER: Z-188345 FAMILY:Continue reading “SECOND ENGINEER OTTO JULIUS SCHON”
MASTER MEINHARD SCHERF
DOB/DOD: November 2, 1892 (Havelberg, Germany) – March 19, 1943; 50 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Elsa H.W. Kramer (1901-1988) on August 14, 1920, in Bridgeport, CT. She married Werner Hartmann on April 26, 1946, in Brookfield, CT.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Anna-Katherine Scherf Hansen (1921-2000) and Beatrice E. Scherf Campione (1930-).LOCAL ADDRESS: RidgefieldSERVICE NUMBER: Z-141604 FAMILY: BornContinue reading “MASTER MEINHARD SCHERF”
FIREMAN NICHOLAS NELSON ROBINSON, SR.
NOTE: He was born Nicholas Nelson DrobinsonDOB/DOD: January 6, 1914 (Nicholson, PA) – January 8, 1942; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Dorothy R. Noel (1919-2013). She remarried to Tennyson G. Perkins on June 1, 1942.CHILDREN: One daughter, Ruth Robinson Brennan Peabody (1939-). One son, Nicholas N. Jr. [Navy veteran; 1960-1966] (1940-2016). LOCAL ADDRESS: NianticSERVICEContinue reading “FIREMAN NICHOLAS NELSON ROBINSON, SR.”
DECKHAND HARRY NELSON REEVES
DOB/DOD: June 10, 1910 (New London, CT) – January 8, 1942; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Rose B. Flint (1905-1966) on November 29, 1930, in New London, CTCHILDREN: Two sons, Richard H. (1931-2001) and Ronald (1934-1991). Two daughters, Sylvia R. Reeves Smith (1933-1994), and Elizabeth A. Reeves Schena (1936-1982).LOCAL ADDRESS: New LondonSERVICE NUMBER: Unknown FAMILY:Continue reading “DECKHAND HARRY NELSON REEVES”
CHIEF MATE LOUIS EUGENE RAYNER
DOB/DOD: September 22, 1882 (Stony Brook, NY) – February 3, 1943; 60 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Sarah E. Mitchell [born in England] (1886-1978) on July 15, 1909, in Bridgeport, CTCHILDREN: Two daughters, Frances L. Rayner Johnson (1910-2000) and Ann G. (1918-1966). Two sons, Gilbert L. (1914-1992) and Kenneth E. (1923-2011).LOCAL ADDRESS: New CanaanSERVICE NUMBER: Z-008507Continue reading “CHIEF MATE LOUIS EUGENE RAYNER”