WWII Navy veteran
Fireman 2/C James A. Held
enlistment date: 23 February 1942, Philadelphia PA
USS LST #333, reported on board, 20 November 1942
Tank landing ship of the LST class
At 21.31 hours on 22 June 1943 the German submarine U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight nautical miles north-east of Cape Corbelin, Algeria in position 36º59'N, 04º01'E and hit USS LST 333 and USS LST 387 with one torpedo each.
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11409.html
buried at El Alia Cemetery, Algiers
re-buried at Blairsville Cemetery
Fireman 2/C James A. Held
enlistment date: 23 February 1942, Philadelphia PA
USS LST #333, reported on board, 20 November 1942
Tank landing ship of the LST class
At 21.31 hours on 22 June 1943 the German submarine U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight nautical miles north-east of Cape Corbelin, Algeria in position 36º59'N, 04º01'E and hit USS LST 333 and USS LST 387 with one torpedo each.
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11409.html
buried at El Alia Cemetery, Algiers
re-buried at Blairsville Cemetery
WWII Navy veteran
Fireman 2/C James A. Held
enlistment date: 23 February 1942, Philadelphia PA
USS LST #333, reported on board, 20 November 1942
Tank landing ship of the LST class
At 21.31 hours on 22 June 1943 the German submarine U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight nautical miles north-east of Cape Corbelin, Algeria in position 36º59'N, 04º01'E and hit USS LST 333 and USS LST 387 with one torpedo each.
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11409.html
buried at El Alia Cemetery, Algiers
re-buried at Blairsville Cemetery
Fireman 2/C James A. Held
enlistment date: 23 February 1942, Philadelphia PA
USS LST #333, reported on board, 20 November 1942
Tank landing ship of the LST class
At 21.31 hours on 22 June 1943 the German submarine U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight nautical miles north-east of Cape Corbelin, Algeria in position 36º59'N, 04º01'E and hit USS LST 333 and USS LST 387 with one torpedo each.
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11409.html
buried at El Alia Cemetery, Algiers
re-buried at Blairsville Cemetery
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