From Long Beach, California
Rank Chief Shipfitter
Service Number 380 71 15
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Decorations Silver Star, Purple Heart
Killed in fighting ashore after Canopus was scuttled.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
Rank Chief Shipfitter
Service Number 380 71 15
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Decorations Silver Star, Purple Heart
Killed in fighting ashore after Canopus was scuttled.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
From Long Beach, California
Rank Chief Shipfitter
Service Number 380 71 15
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Decorations Silver Star, Purple Heart
Killed in fighting ashore after Canopus was scuttled.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
Rank Chief Shipfitter
Service Number 380 71 15
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Decorations Silver Star, Purple Heart
Killed in fighting ashore after Canopus was scuttled.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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