World War II
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MIA
MIA
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
MM2c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Navy
Circumstances:
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Atik when it was hit by a G7e torpedo about 300 miles East of Norfolk. The ship caught fire where it was hit and settled by the bow with a list to port. All hands were lost, either in the explosion when the ship sank or during a gale that hit the area shortly afterwards.
Biography:
Memorialized at the East Coast Memorial in New York.