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Home Town Kokomo, IN
Last Address USS Bayfield
Date of Passing Aug 05, 1944
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Before Normandy, Admiral Moon was operational commander for Operation Tiger, a rehearsal for the D-day landings that ended in disaster and tragedy. A German E-Boat (German fast Patrol Torpedo boat similar to our PT boats) attack took place resulting in the loss of more than 700 allied soldiers. It was considered by many, inexplicable that the operation took take place in the full knowledge that there was a potent E-boat threat in the area and that the Germans were actually at sea on the night of the April 27. Admiral Moon, though not charged, received a lot of hostility from both the British and Americans.
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Admiral Moon was the highest-ranking serviceman to commit suicide during World War II.
Pennsylvania Class Battleship: Displacement 31,400 Tons, Dimensions, 608' 6" (oa) x 97' 1" x 29' 10" (Max). Armament 12 x 14"/45 14 x 5"/51, 4 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 34,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 915.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Naval Ship Yard, March 16, 1914. Launched June 19, 1915. Commissioned October 17, 1916. Decommissioned (War Loss). Stricken December 1, 1942.
Fate: Sunk by Japanese aircraft during attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7 1941. Arizona still rests in the berth where she sank. A Memorial to her crew was built over the wreck in 1962. 1,177 Officers and Men were lost with the ship and remain on duty inside her rusting hulk. The wreck is still bleeding fuel oil, more than 70 years after her sinking.
