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Jose Atienza

Birth
Philippines
Death
14 Oct 1942
At Sea
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Lost in the wartime sinking of his ship. Add to Map
Memorial ID
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A U.S. Merchant Marine casualty of the Second World War. He was Second Mate serving aboard the freighter Susana (Madrigal & Co., Manila, Philippines). The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in the early hours of October 14, 1942, by German submarine U-221. The vessel was sailing as part of convoy SC-104 with a total complement of 59, 38 of whom were lost in the attack.

The information above was taken from the profile of the Susana found in the "Ships Hit by U-Boats" section of UBOAT.net

Information regarding this man's nationality and his status as a member of the U.S. Merchant Marine were taken from crew lists for the Susana from the year 1941 and from Rosters of World War II Dead (All Services) compiled by the U.S. Army Quartermaster General's Office. These were found on Ancestry.com
A U.S. Merchant Marine casualty of the Second World War. He was Second Mate serving aboard the freighter Susana (Madrigal & Co., Manila, Philippines). The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in the early hours of October 14, 1942, by German submarine U-221. The vessel was sailing as part of convoy SC-104 with a total complement of 59, 38 of whom were lost in the attack.

The information above was taken from the profile of the Susana found in the "Ships Hit by U-Boats" section of UBOAT.net

Information regarding this man's nationality and his status as a member of the U.S. Merchant Marine were taken from crew lists for the Susana from the year 1941 and from Rosters of World War II Dead (All Services) compiled by the U.S. Army Quartermaster General's Office. These were found on Ancestry.com

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