US Navy WORLD WAR II
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Ross L. Toler KIA
Hometown: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Service # 6530021
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain:
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-333
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 954 coast of Algeria
Fate: A total loss by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement: 288 officers and men (25 dead and 263 Survivors)
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-333 was struck by the torpedo on the starboard side in the stern. The explosion demolished the stern section, carried away the screws and rudder and stopped the engines. About 20 minutes after the hit, the landing crafts USS LCT-244 and USS LCT-19 took the landing ship in tow and proceeded slowly towards the beach. After one hour, the submarine chaser USS SC-503 came alongside and took off 32 injured crew members and 24 injured passengers and brought them to Algiers. After five hours of towing, the stern of the landing craft came aground near Dellys. The crew and passengers were taken off by the landing craft and brought to Dellys. The USS LST-333 later sank during a salvage attempt on 6 July.
Mother: Esther Veronica Toler
Esther Veronica Toler” was not Ross’ mother…she was his wife. Ross Levi Toler’s mother was Bridget Higgins Toler…buried in the same cemetery.
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Ross L. Toler KIA
Hometown: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Service # 6530021
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain:
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-333
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 954 coast of Algeria
Fate: A total loss by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement: 288 officers and men (25 dead and 263 Survivors)
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-333 was struck by the torpedo on the starboard side in the stern. The explosion demolished the stern section, carried away the screws and rudder and stopped the engines. About 20 minutes after the hit, the landing crafts USS LCT-244 and USS LCT-19 took the landing ship in tow and proceeded slowly towards the beach. After one hour, the submarine chaser USS SC-503 came alongside and took off 32 injured crew members and 24 injured passengers and brought them to Algiers. After five hours of towing, the stern of the landing craft came aground near Dellys. The crew and passengers were taken off by the landing craft and brought to Dellys. The USS LST-333 later sank during a salvage attempt on 6 July.
Mother: Esther Veronica Toler
Esther Veronica Toler” was not Ross’ mother…she was his wife. Ross Levi Toler’s mother was Bridget Higgins Toler…buried in the same cemetery.
US Navy WORLD WAR II
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Ross L. Toler KIA
Hometown: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Service # 6530021
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain:
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-333
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 954 coast of Algeria
Fate: A total loss by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement: 288 officers and men (25 dead and 263 Survivors)
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-333 was struck by the torpedo on the starboard side in the stern. The explosion demolished the stern section, carried away the screws and rudder and stopped the engines. About 20 minutes after the hit, the landing crafts USS LCT-244 and USS LCT-19 took the landing ship in tow and proceeded slowly towards the beach. After one hour, the submarine chaser USS SC-503 came alongside and took off 32 injured crew members and 24 injured passengers and brought them to Algiers. After five hours of towing, the stern of the landing craft came aground near Dellys. The crew and passengers were taken off by the landing craft and brought to Dellys. The USS LST-333 later sank during a salvage attempt on 6 July.
Mother: Esther Veronica Toler
Esther Veronica Toler” was not Ross’ mother…she was his wife. Ross Levi Toler’s mother was Bridget Higgins Toler…buried in the same cemetery.
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Ross L. Toler KIA
Hometown: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Service # 6530021
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Captain:
Mission:Troop transport Convoy Elastic
Ship: USS LST-333
Type: Landing ship (LST-1)
Loss Date: 22-Jun-43
Cargo: Landing pontoons and troops
Location: 36.59N, 04.01E - Grid CH 954 coast of Algeria
Fate: A total loss by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling)
Complement: 288 officers and men (25 dead and 263 Survivors)
Notes on event
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each. The first was beached and declared a total loss, while the latter was towed to Dellys and later repaired. The torpedoeing of these two ships hampers the training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
The USS LST-333 was struck by the torpedo on the starboard side in the stern. The explosion demolished the stern section, carried away the screws and rudder and stopped the engines. About 20 minutes after the hit, the landing crafts USS LCT-244 and USS LCT-19 took the landing ship in tow and proceeded slowly towards the beach. After one hour, the submarine chaser USS SC-503 came alongside and took off 32 injured crew members and 24 injured passengers and brought them to Algiers. After five hours of towing, the stern of the landing craft came aground near Dellys. The crew and passengers were taken off by the landing craft and brought to Dellys. The USS LST-333 later sank during a salvage attempt on 6 July.
Mother: Esther Veronica Toler
Esther Veronica Toler” was not Ross’ mother…she was his wife. Ross Levi Toler’s mother was Bridget Higgins Toler…buried in the same cemetery.
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