Blessing, James Henry, TM1c

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Last Rate
Torpedoman's Mate 1st Class
Last Primary NEC
TM-0000-Torpedoman's Mate
Last Rating/NEC Group
Torpedoman's Mate
Primary Unit
1943-1944, TM-0000, USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Service Years
1938 - 1944
TM-Torpedoman's Mate
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Home State
New York
New York
 Year of Birth
1919
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Bronx,NY		 Last Address
3104 Wilkinson Ave
New York, NY
Casualty Date
Apr 18, 1944		  
Cause
KIA-Body Not Recovered		 Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Pacific Ocean		 Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
MC-41-H (memorial marker)

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Last Known Activity:


The USS Gudgeon (SS-211) left on her 12th patrol 4 April 1944, checked in at Johnson Island on 7 April and was never heard from again. Her loss is a mystery. On 7 June 1944, she was officially declared lost and presumed lost. Torpedoman's Mate First Class Blessing was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.
   
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Service number: 2234909
   
  1942-1943, TM-0000, USS Gudgeon (SS-211)

TM-Torpedoman's Mate

From Month/Year
December / 1942
To Month/Year
March / 1943

Unit
USS Gudgeon (SS-211) Unit Page

Rank
Torpedoman 1st Class
NEC
TM-0000-Torpedoman's Mate

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS Gudgeon (SS-211) Details

USS Gudgeon (SS-211) 		Hull number SS-211

Type
Sub-Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Submarines
Strength
Submarine

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 20, 2018
   
   
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USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Goodhue, Theodore Lester, CPO, (1938-1945) TM TM-0000 Chief Torpedoman
Metzger, Lester Lavern, PO1, (1938-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 1st Class
Hughart, Robert Edwin, PO2, (1941-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 2nd Class
Simon, Robert Paul, PO2, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 2nd Class
Hegerfeld, Lambert George, PO2, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Abbott, Oscar Allen, PO3, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
Christian, Richard Osborne, PO3, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
Donovan, Jeremiah Patrick, PO3, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
McKenna, John Richard, PO3, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
McLallen, James William, PO3, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
Rice, Jerome Richard, PO3, (1942-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
Collins, Robert Cope, LT, (1940-1944) OFF 310X Lieutenant
Midgley, Donald Raymond, LT, (1937-1944) OFF 112X Lieutenant
Coghlan, James William S., LTJG, (1941-1944) OFF 310X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Penland, George Harvey, LTJG, (1941-1943) OFF 112X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Pinkley, Addison Boyd, LTJG, (1942-1944) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
French, Hugh, CPO, (1940-1945) MO MO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Evans, John Willard, PO1, (1934-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Remaley, William Daniel, PO1, (1941-1944) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Sullivan, Owen Joseph, PO1, (1941-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Fuller, Grant Moses, CPO, (1941-1945) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Garrett, Howard Owen, PO2, (1942-1944) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Gaughan, Edward Charles, PO2, (1942-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Shults, Lynwood, PO2, (1942-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Worthington, Wesley Willard, PO2, (1941-1944) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hammond, Karl Louis, PO3, (1942-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Thomas, Clarence Frank, PO3, (1942-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Webster, Earle Anderson, S1c, (1942-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Dornin, Robert Edson, CAPT, (1935-1965) OFF Lieutenant Commander
Grenfell, Elton Watters, VADM, (1926-1964) Lieutenant Commander

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