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Casualty Info
Home Town Springfield, SD
Last Address 32 Sherman St Santa Cruz, CA (Wife- Helen Ermine DeLong)
Casualty Date Jul 02, 1942
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason Intentional Homicide
Location Philippines
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Commissioned: 12,August 1941 - LT John D. Bulkeley
PT-20 Class - PTs 20-68 - Built by Elco in Bayonne, New Jersey. The boats of this class were based on the PT-10 Class, but had their hulls lengthened to seventy-seven feet. They were completed from June of 1941 to January 1942. This class was separated into two sub-series, PTs 20-44 and PTs 45-68. Not all of this class was used by the USN, some were modified for service for the British Royal Navy.
Decommissioned: PT Boats: PT's 31,32,33,34,35,41
Assigned To: Philippines
Postscript: This was the second squadron to see action during World War II. One of it's most notable missions was the evacuation of General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor in March of 1942, and later
