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Home State
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth 1917
This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2
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Owens, James Patrick, Jr., RM3c.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Philadelphia
Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Hawaii
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery - Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
From Month/Year April / 1941
To Month/Year December / 1941
Unit USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) Unit Page
Rate Radioman 3rd Class
NEC RM-0000-Radioman
Base, Station or City Not SpecifiedState/Country Not Specified
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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, 31,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 915.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., October 27, 1913. Launched 16 March 1915. Commissioned June 12, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken February 19, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, February 10, 1948.
Type
Surface Vessel
Parent Unit
Pennsylvania-class
Strength
Battleship
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Oct 14, 2021