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Casualty Info
Home Town Tustin CA
Last Address Lost at Sea. YMS-341, sunk 9/16/45. Foundered off Okinawa during a typhoon. Also see: Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii, USA and, Tustin CA Memorial (1958)
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1942
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Last Updated: Dec 24, 2023
Personal Memories
Memories Theodore (Ted) Taulbee Coxswain
Missing in action since the typhoon of September 16, 1945, in the Pacific theatre.
Theodore L. Taulbee (Ted) was a member of the crew of YMS 341 as operator of mine-sweeping gear. Previously he served in the Atlantic theatre and at Guadalcanal, Manus, Hollandia, Ulithi, Guam, Saipan and in the invasion of Okinawa. Son of Mrs. N. S. Keirsey, he attended Tustin elementary and high schools and was graduated in 1940. He entered Naval Reserve service in May, 1942, and received training at Los Alamitos and Roosevelt bases. Departure for overseas service was in October 1943.
