Robert J. D’Artois, aged 17, who made his home with Mrs. Bridget McGovern of 44 Chestnut St., Woburn Massachusetts is reported to have been killed in the collision of two freighters SS Cassimer and SS Lara on February 26, 1942 at Frying Pan Shoals off the coast of North Carolina.. The young man had joined the Merchant Marine only two weeks before. He was working as a "Mess Mate" on the SS Cassimer, which sank quickly after the collision.
The Cassimir was transporting rum from Santiago, Cuba to Baltimore Maryland. Five crew members perished.
February 26, 1942. Five men lost their lives.
Memorial 1946, Gold Star Heroes [and] Honor Roll, pub. for St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woburn, Mass., by the Archdiocese of Boston
The Cassimir was transporting rum from Santiago, Cuba to Baltimore Maryland. Five crew members perished.
February 26, 1942. Five men lost their lives.
Memorial 1946, Gold Star Heroes [and] Honor Roll, pub. for St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woburn, Mass., by the Archdiocese of Boston
Robert J. D’Artois, aged 17, who made his home with Mrs. Bridget McGovern of 44 Chestnut St., Woburn Massachusetts is reported to have been killed in the collision of two freighters SS Cassimer and SS Lara on February 26, 1942 at Frying Pan Shoals off the coast of North Carolina.. The young man had joined the Merchant Marine only two weeks before. He was working as a "Mess Mate" on the SS Cassimer, which sank quickly after the collision.
The Cassimir was transporting rum from Santiago, Cuba to Baltimore Maryland. Five crew members perished.
February 26, 1942. Five men lost their lives.
Memorial 1946, Gold Star Heroes [and] Honor Roll, pub. for St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woburn, Mass., by the Archdiocese of Boston
The Cassimir was transporting rum from Santiago, Cuba to Baltimore Maryland. Five crew members perished.
February 26, 1942. Five men lost their lives.
Memorial 1946, Gold Star Heroes [and] Honor Roll, pub. for St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woburn, Mass., by the Archdiocese of Boston
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