Brothers Charles J., William A., Sisters Florance (Francis) Waitas, Rebecca Jane Anderson.
Other Children: Robert, Dorothy, Irene, , Henrietta.
Grandparents: Richard and Elizabeth (Crankshaw) Taylor
Grandfather
Survivor of the Robert E. Lee one of the construction workers aboard.
On July 30, 1942 the passenger freighter Robert E. Lee, bound from Trinidad to New Orleans, was steaming across the Gulf of Mexico with its naval escort, PC 566. Forty-five miles from the safety of the Mississippi River,Robert E. Lee was struck by a single torpedo launched from the German submarine U-166, which had been patrolling in the area. As passengers and crew raced for the lifeboats and life rafts, the Robert E. Lee began to sink quickly. As the freighter slipped beneath the waves
Other Children: Robert, Dorothy, Irene, , Henrietta.
Grandparents: Richard and Elizabeth (Crankshaw) Taylor
Grandfather
Survivor of the Robert E. Lee one of the construction workers aboard.
On July 30, 1942 the passenger freighter Robert E. Lee, bound from Trinidad to New Orleans, was steaming across the Gulf of Mexico with its naval escort, PC 566. Forty-five miles from the safety of the Mississippi River,Robert E. Lee was struck by a single torpedo launched from the German submarine U-166, which had been patrolling in the area. As passengers and crew raced for the lifeboats and life rafts, the Robert E. Lee began to sink quickly. As the freighter slipped beneath the waves
Brothers Charles J., William A., Sisters Florance (Francis) Waitas, Rebecca Jane Anderson.
Other Children: Robert, Dorothy, Irene, , Henrietta.
Grandparents: Richard and Elizabeth (Crankshaw) Taylor
Grandfather
Survivor of the Robert E. Lee one of the construction workers aboard.
On July 30, 1942 the passenger freighter Robert E. Lee, bound from Trinidad to New Orleans, was steaming across the Gulf of Mexico with its naval escort, PC 566. Forty-five miles from the safety of the Mississippi River,Robert E. Lee was struck by a single torpedo launched from the German submarine U-166, which had been patrolling in the area. As passengers and crew raced for the lifeboats and life rafts, the Robert E. Lee began to sink quickly. As the freighter slipped beneath the waves
Other Children: Robert, Dorothy, Irene, , Henrietta.
Grandparents: Richard and Elizabeth (Crankshaw) Taylor
Grandfather
Survivor of the Robert E. Lee one of the construction workers aboard.
On July 30, 1942 the passenger freighter Robert E. Lee, bound from Trinidad to New Orleans, was steaming across the Gulf of Mexico with its naval escort, PC 566. Forty-five miles from the safety of the Mississippi River,Robert E. Lee was struck by a single torpedo launched from the German submarine U-166, which had been patrolling in the area. As passengers and crew raced for the lifeboats and life rafts, the Robert E. Lee began to sink quickly. As the freighter slipped beneath the waves
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