EUGENE SIERACKI
(1924 - 1944)
Eugene F. Sieracki was the son of Felix and Victoria Sieracki. Born and raised in Manitowoc, WI and a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln HS, Eugene is the only Manitowoc born sailor that was KIA on a Manitowoc built submarine, USS Golet SS361. Eugene was the oldest of seven children (Marion, Janie, James, Florian, Lee and LuAnn).
He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and was initially assigned to the USS Bluegill. His submarine assignment papers were switched to Golet after the US Navy thought the public relations of a local submariner assigned to a Manitowoc submarine would bolster morale at the Manitowoc Shipyards. In fact, Eugene worked at the shipyards while attending Lincoln HS in Manitowoc.
In late May, 1944, Sieracki was on his second war patrol within a wolf pack operation with the USS Barb and USS Herring, against the Japanese off of the coast of Northeast Honshu and Hokkaido. On or about June 16, 1944, Golet attempted to enter the deep bay waters off of Akkeshi Wan Hokkaido and Golet was never heard from again.
Admiral and Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, Eugene Fluckey, who was commander of the USS Barb, theorized that Golet was sunk by Japanese mines that were recently placed within the entrance of Akkeshi Wan. Eighty-two American Submariners perished aboard Golet, including Manitowoc born Eugene Sieracki.
Freedom is never free.
Eugene was 20 years young when he was killed off the coast of Japan.
Contributor: [email protected]
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Loss of Subs in Pacific Raises Navy Total To 32
The United States Navy's roster of submarine losses today stood at 32, following announcement late yesterday of the loss of the Golet and Herring, presumably in the south Pacific.
The Golet was a Manitowoc built undersea craft launched here July 31, 1943, commissioned at the yards of the Manitowoc Ship Building company November 30 and which cleared port for service December 19, 1943. The skippers of both boats wore the silver star for gallant action against Japanese shipping. They were Lieut. Commander James Clark of Palo Alto, Calif., of the Golet and Lieut. Commander David Zabrinski, Jr. of the Herring.
As far as is known only one Manitowoc boy was lost on the Golet, Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. He was graduated from Lincoln high school in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy, receiving his training at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn.
Late in July Sieracki's parents were notified by the Navy department that their son was missing in action but it was not until Monday that the Golet, on which he was a crew member, was officially listed as lost.
Torpedoman Sieracki is survived by his parents, two brothers, Florian, 12, and Leland, 7; and three sisters, Marion, employed by the FBI in Washington D.C., Janie, 8, and LuAnn, 2, both at home.
One other Manitowoc sailor left Manitowoc aboard the Golet last December. He is Willert Doolan of Grimms. However, he was transferred to another submarine later.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, October 24, 1944 P. 7
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CASUALTY—As far as known there was only one casualty from Manitowoc aboard the U.S.S Golet, which failed to return from a mission against the Japanese. He was Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, (photo) son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. Sieracki was aboard the Golet when it left Manitowoc Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, October 25, 1944 P. 2
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Memorial Mass Set For Sieracki
A memorial mass for Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. And Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc, aboard the submarine Golet, lost in the south Pacific, will be sung at the St. Mary's Catholic church next Saturday morning, Feb. 16, at 9 a.m.
Sieracki had been carried on the records of the navy department as "missing in action" since July 12, 1944, after serving on the Golet, Manitowoc built undersea craft, which failed to return from patrol.
Details of that last trip are disclosed in a letter from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to Mr. And Mrs. Sieracki. The letter said:
"On May 2, 1944, the Golet departed from Midway island to patrol waters off the northeast coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, where she was likely to encounter the enemy. According to her schedule the submarine was to leave the patrol area July 5 and should have arrived at Midway July 12. On July 9 a message was sent to the Golet which she was ordered to acknowledge. No acknowledgment was received and the Golet failed to return to Midway island. To date no further information had been received by the navy department concerning the fate of the submarine or her crew.
"In view of the length of time elapsed since your son was reported missing, and because there has been no official nor unconfirmed reports that any of the personnel survived or were taken prisoners of war, I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that your son id deceased.:
Torpedoman Sieracki was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942 and enlisted soon afterwards, being assigned to the navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn. He was assigned to the submarine base in Manitowoc and left here on the Golet, Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times Saturday, February 9, 1946 pg. 3
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Plaque Honors War Two Dead
Eleven Lincoln high school graduates who gave their lives in the recent war were honored at a ceremony at the school at 2 p.m. today when representatives of the class of 1942 presented a plaque bearing their names in the school.
Inscribed in bronze on the tablet are the names of Jerome Adelmann, Calvin Baird, Clarence A. Becker, Richard E. Franken, Paul G. Hynek, Eugene Leindecker, Raymond L. Schultz, Eugene F. Sieracki, William M. Woerfel, Daniel G. Zigmund and Kenneth Peterick.
The presentation was a culmination of plans agreed upon at a class reunion last December and was made possible by a balance left in the class treasury at commencement time and additional donations by members of the class.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, June 9, 1947 pg. 8
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(1924 - 1944)
Eugene F. Sieracki was the son of Felix and Victoria Sieracki. Born and raised in Manitowoc, WI and a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln HS, Eugene is the only Manitowoc born sailor that was KIA on a Manitowoc built submarine, USS Golet SS361. Eugene was the oldest of seven children (Marion, Janie, James, Florian, Lee and LuAnn).
He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and was initially assigned to the USS Bluegill. His submarine assignment papers were switched to Golet after the US Navy thought the public relations of a local submariner assigned to a Manitowoc submarine would bolster morale at the Manitowoc Shipyards. In fact, Eugene worked at the shipyards while attending Lincoln HS in Manitowoc.
In late May, 1944, Sieracki was on his second war patrol within a wolf pack operation with the USS Barb and USS Herring, against the Japanese off of the coast of Northeast Honshu and Hokkaido. On or about June 16, 1944, Golet attempted to enter the deep bay waters off of Akkeshi Wan Hokkaido and Golet was never heard from again.
Admiral and Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, Eugene Fluckey, who was commander of the USS Barb, theorized that Golet was sunk by Japanese mines that were recently placed within the entrance of Akkeshi Wan. Eighty-two American Submariners perished aboard Golet, including Manitowoc born Eugene Sieracki.
Freedom is never free.
Eugene was 20 years young when he was killed off the coast of Japan.
Contributor: [email protected]
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Loss of Subs in Pacific Raises Navy Total To 32
The United States Navy's roster of submarine losses today stood at 32, following announcement late yesterday of the loss of the Golet and Herring, presumably in the south Pacific.
The Golet was a Manitowoc built undersea craft launched here July 31, 1943, commissioned at the yards of the Manitowoc Ship Building company November 30 and which cleared port for service December 19, 1943. The skippers of both boats wore the silver star for gallant action against Japanese shipping. They were Lieut. Commander James Clark of Palo Alto, Calif., of the Golet and Lieut. Commander David Zabrinski, Jr. of the Herring.
As far as is known only one Manitowoc boy was lost on the Golet, Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. He was graduated from Lincoln high school in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy, receiving his training at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn.
Late in July Sieracki's parents were notified by the Navy department that their son was missing in action but it was not until Monday that the Golet, on which he was a crew member, was officially listed as lost.
Torpedoman Sieracki is survived by his parents, two brothers, Florian, 12, and Leland, 7; and three sisters, Marion, employed by the FBI in Washington D.C., Janie, 8, and LuAnn, 2, both at home.
One other Manitowoc sailor left Manitowoc aboard the Golet last December. He is Willert Doolan of Grimms. However, he was transferred to another submarine later.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, October 24, 1944 P. 7
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CASUALTY—As far as known there was only one casualty from Manitowoc aboard the U.S.S Golet, which failed to return from a mission against the Japanese. He was Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, (photo) son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. Sieracki was aboard the Golet when it left Manitowoc Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, October 25, 1944 P. 2
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Memorial Mass Set For Sieracki
A memorial mass for Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. And Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc, aboard the submarine Golet, lost in the south Pacific, will be sung at the St. Mary's Catholic church next Saturday morning, Feb. 16, at 9 a.m.
Sieracki had been carried on the records of the navy department as "missing in action" since July 12, 1944, after serving on the Golet, Manitowoc built undersea craft, which failed to return from patrol.
Details of that last trip are disclosed in a letter from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to Mr. And Mrs. Sieracki. The letter said:
"On May 2, 1944, the Golet departed from Midway island to patrol waters off the northeast coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, where she was likely to encounter the enemy. According to her schedule the submarine was to leave the patrol area July 5 and should have arrived at Midway July 12. On July 9 a message was sent to the Golet which she was ordered to acknowledge. No acknowledgment was received and the Golet failed to return to Midway island. To date no further information had been received by the navy department concerning the fate of the submarine or her crew.
"In view of the length of time elapsed since your son was reported missing, and because there has been no official nor unconfirmed reports that any of the personnel survived or were taken prisoners of war, I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that your son id deceased.:
Torpedoman Sieracki was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942 and enlisted soon afterwards, being assigned to the navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn. He was assigned to the submarine base in Manitowoc and left here on the Golet, Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times Saturday, February 9, 1946 pg. 3
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Plaque Honors War Two Dead
Eleven Lincoln high school graduates who gave their lives in the recent war were honored at a ceremony at the school at 2 p.m. today when representatives of the class of 1942 presented a plaque bearing their names in the school.
Inscribed in bronze on the tablet are the names of Jerome Adelmann, Calvin Baird, Clarence A. Becker, Richard E. Franken, Paul G. Hynek, Eugene Leindecker, Raymond L. Schultz, Eugene F. Sieracki, William M. Woerfel, Daniel G. Zigmund and Kenneth Peterick.
The presentation was a culmination of plans agreed upon at a class reunion last December and was made possible by a balance left in the class treasury at commencement time and additional donations by members of the class.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, June 9, 1947 pg. 8
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EUGENE SIERACKI
(1924 - 1944)
Eugene F. Sieracki was the son of Felix and Victoria Sieracki. Born and raised in Manitowoc, WI and a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln HS, Eugene is the only Manitowoc born sailor that was KIA on a Manitowoc built submarine, USS Golet SS361. Eugene was the oldest of seven children (Marion, Janie, James, Florian, Lee and LuAnn).
He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and was initially assigned to the USS Bluegill. His submarine assignment papers were switched to Golet after the US Navy thought the public relations of a local submariner assigned to a Manitowoc submarine would bolster morale at the Manitowoc Shipyards. In fact, Eugene worked at the shipyards while attending Lincoln HS in Manitowoc.
In late May, 1944, Sieracki was on his second war patrol within a wolf pack operation with the USS Barb and USS Herring, against the Japanese off of the coast of Northeast Honshu and Hokkaido. On or about June 16, 1944, Golet attempted to enter the deep bay waters off of Akkeshi Wan Hokkaido and Golet was never heard from again.
Admiral and Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, Eugene Fluckey, who was commander of the USS Barb, theorized that Golet was sunk by Japanese mines that were recently placed within the entrance of Akkeshi Wan. Eighty-two American Submariners perished aboard Golet, including Manitowoc born Eugene Sieracki.
Freedom is never free.
Eugene was 20 years young when he was killed off the coast of Japan.
Contributor: [email protected]
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Loss of Subs in Pacific Raises Navy Total To 32
The United States Navy's roster of submarine losses today stood at 32, following announcement late yesterday of the loss of the Golet and Herring, presumably in the south Pacific.
The Golet was a Manitowoc built undersea craft launched here July 31, 1943, commissioned at the yards of the Manitowoc Ship Building company November 30 and which cleared port for service December 19, 1943. The skippers of both boats wore the silver star for gallant action against Japanese shipping. They were Lieut. Commander James Clark of Palo Alto, Calif., of the Golet and Lieut. Commander David Zabrinski, Jr. of the Herring.
As far as is known only one Manitowoc boy was lost on the Golet, Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. He was graduated from Lincoln high school in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy, receiving his training at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn.
Late in July Sieracki's parents were notified by the Navy department that their son was missing in action but it was not until Monday that the Golet, on which he was a crew member, was officially listed as lost.
Torpedoman Sieracki is survived by his parents, two brothers, Florian, 12, and Leland, 7; and three sisters, Marion, employed by the FBI in Washington D.C., Janie, 8, and LuAnn, 2, both at home.
One other Manitowoc sailor left Manitowoc aboard the Golet last December. He is Willert Doolan of Grimms. However, he was transferred to another submarine later.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, October 24, 1944 P. 7
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CASUALTY—As far as known there was only one casualty from Manitowoc aboard the U.S.S Golet, which failed to return from a mission against the Japanese. He was Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, (photo) son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. Sieracki was aboard the Golet when it left Manitowoc Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, October 25, 1944 P. 2
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Memorial Mass Set For Sieracki
A memorial mass for Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. And Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc, aboard the submarine Golet, lost in the south Pacific, will be sung at the St. Mary's Catholic church next Saturday morning, Feb. 16, at 9 a.m.
Sieracki had been carried on the records of the navy department as "missing in action" since July 12, 1944, after serving on the Golet, Manitowoc built undersea craft, which failed to return from patrol.
Details of that last trip are disclosed in a letter from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to Mr. And Mrs. Sieracki. The letter said:
"On May 2, 1944, the Golet departed from Midway island to patrol waters off the northeast coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, where she was likely to encounter the enemy. According to her schedule the submarine was to leave the patrol area July 5 and should have arrived at Midway July 12. On July 9 a message was sent to the Golet which she was ordered to acknowledge. No acknowledgment was received and the Golet failed to return to Midway island. To date no further information had been received by the navy department concerning the fate of the submarine or her crew.
"In view of the length of time elapsed since your son was reported missing, and because there has been no official nor unconfirmed reports that any of the personnel survived or were taken prisoners of war, I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that your son id deceased.:
Torpedoman Sieracki was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942 and enlisted soon afterwards, being assigned to the navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn. He was assigned to the submarine base in Manitowoc and left here on the Golet, Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times Saturday, February 9, 1946 pg. 3
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Plaque Honors War Two Dead
Eleven Lincoln high school graduates who gave their lives in the recent war were honored at a ceremony at the school at 2 p.m. today when representatives of the class of 1942 presented a plaque bearing their names in the school.
Inscribed in bronze on the tablet are the names of Jerome Adelmann, Calvin Baird, Clarence A. Becker, Richard E. Franken, Paul G. Hynek, Eugene Leindecker, Raymond L. Schultz, Eugene F. Sieracki, William M. Woerfel, Daniel G. Zigmund and Kenneth Peterick.
The presentation was a culmination of plans agreed upon at a class reunion last December and was made possible by a balance left in the class treasury at commencement time and additional donations by members of the class.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, June 9, 1947 pg. 8
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(1924 - 1944)
Eugene F. Sieracki was the son of Felix and Victoria Sieracki. Born and raised in Manitowoc, WI and a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln HS, Eugene is the only Manitowoc born sailor that was KIA on a Manitowoc built submarine, USS Golet SS361. Eugene was the oldest of seven children (Marion, Janie, James, Florian, Lee and LuAnn).
He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and was initially assigned to the USS Bluegill. His submarine assignment papers were switched to Golet after the US Navy thought the public relations of a local submariner assigned to a Manitowoc submarine would bolster morale at the Manitowoc Shipyards. In fact, Eugene worked at the shipyards while attending Lincoln HS in Manitowoc.
In late May, 1944, Sieracki was on his second war patrol within a wolf pack operation with the USS Barb and USS Herring, against the Japanese off of the coast of Northeast Honshu and Hokkaido. On or about June 16, 1944, Golet attempted to enter the deep bay waters off of Akkeshi Wan Hokkaido and Golet was never heard from again.
Admiral and Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, Eugene Fluckey, who was commander of the USS Barb, theorized that Golet was sunk by Japanese mines that were recently placed within the entrance of Akkeshi Wan. Eighty-two American Submariners perished aboard Golet, including Manitowoc born Eugene Sieracki.
Freedom is never free.
Eugene was 20 years young when he was killed off the coast of Japan.
Contributor: [email protected]
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Loss of Subs in Pacific Raises Navy Total To 32
The United States Navy's roster of submarine losses today stood at 32, following announcement late yesterday of the loss of the Golet and Herring, presumably in the south Pacific.
The Golet was a Manitowoc built undersea craft launched here July 31, 1943, commissioned at the yards of the Manitowoc Ship Building company November 30 and which cleared port for service December 19, 1943. The skippers of both boats wore the silver star for gallant action against Japanese shipping. They were Lieut. Commander James Clark of Palo Alto, Calif., of the Golet and Lieut. Commander David Zabrinski, Jr. of the Herring.
As far as is known only one Manitowoc boy was lost on the Golet, Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. He was graduated from Lincoln high school in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy, receiving his training at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn.
Late in July Sieracki's parents were notified by the Navy department that their son was missing in action but it was not until Monday that the Golet, on which he was a crew member, was officially listed as lost.
Torpedoman Sieracki is survived by his parents, two brothers, Florian, 12, and Leland, 7; and three sisters, Marion, employed by the FBI in Washington D.C., Janie, 8, and LuAnn, 2, both at home.
One other Manitowoc sailor left Manitowoc aboard the Golet last December. He is Willert Doolan of Grimms. However, he was transferred to another submarine later.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, October 24, 1944 P. 7
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CASUALTY—As far as known there was only one casualty from Manitowoc aboard the U.S.S Golet, which failed to return from a mission against the Japanese. He was Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, (photo) son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc. Sieracki was aboard the Golet when it left Manitowoc Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, October 25, 1944 P. 2
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Memorial Mass Set For Sieracki
A memorial mass for Torpedoman Eugene Sieracki, 20, son of Mr. And Mrs. Felix Sieracki, of route 1, Manitowoc, aboard the submarine Golet, lost in the south Pacific, will be sung at the St. Mary's Catholic church next Saturday morning, Feb. 16, at 9 a.m.
Sieracki had been carried on the records of the navy department as "missing in action" since July 12, 1944, after serving on the Golet, Manitowoc built undersea craft, which failed to return from patrol.
Details of that last trip are disclosed in a letter from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to Mr. And Mrs. Sieracki. The letter said:
"On May 2, 1944, the Golet departed from Midway island to patrol waters off the northeast coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, where she was likely to encounter the enemy. According to her schedule the submarine was to leave the patrol area July 5 and should have arrived at Midway July 12. On July 9 a message was sent to the Golet which she was ordered to acknowledge. No acknowledgment was received and the Golet failed to return to Midway island. To date no further information had been received by the navy department concerning the fate of the submarine or her crew.
"In view of the length of time elapsed since your son was reported missing, and because there has been no official nor unconfirmed reports that any of the personnel survived or were taken prisoners of war, I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that your son id deceased.:
Torpedoman Sieracki was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942 and enlisted soon afterwards, being assigned to the navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho, Norfolk, Va., and New London, Conn. He was assigned to the submarine base in Manitowoc and left here on the Golet, Dec. 19, 1943.
Manitowoc Herald Times Saturday, February 9, 1946 pg. 3
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Plaque Honors War Two Dead
Eleven Lincoln high school graduates who gave their lives in the recent war were honored at a ceremony at the school at 2 p.m. today when representatives of the class of 1942 presented a plaque bearing their names in the school.
Inscribed in bronze on the tablet are the names of Jerome Adelmann, Calvin Baird, Clarence A. Becker, Richard E. Franken, Paul G. Hynek, Eugene Leindecker, Raymond L. Schultz, Eugene F. Sieracki, William M. Woerfel, Daniel G. Zigmund and Kenneth Peterick.
The presentation was a culmination of plans agreed upon at a class reunion last December and was made possible by a balance left in the class treasury at commencement time and additional donations by members of the class.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, June 9, 1947 pg. 8
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