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Casualty Info
Home Town Trenton, NJ
Last Address Manheim, PA
Casualty Date Sep 09, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manheim Fairview Cemetery - Manheim, Pennsylvania
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
On 27 August 1943, Japanese ships witnessed a torpedo attack, and the next day a surfaced submarine was seen, both in the Tablas Strait area, and then on 9 September a surfaced American submarine was seen inside Lingayen Gulf. All of these sightings correspond with Grayling's orders to patrol the approaches to Manila. On 9 September 1943, Japanese passenger-cargo vessel Hokuan Maru reported a submarine in shallow water west of Luzon. The ship made a run over the area and noted an impact with a submerged object. No additional data are available.
Assuming she survived this incident, no other recorded Japanese attacks could have sunk Grayling. Her loss may have been operational or by an unrecorded attack. The only certainty, therefore, is that Grayling was lost between 9 September and 12 September 1943 either in Lingayen Gulf or along the approaches to Manila. ComTaskFor71 requested a transmission from Grayling on 12 September, but did not receive one.
F1c Simpson was among those on board and listed as missing in action.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 2441334
Submarine war patrols: USS Grayling (SS-209) - 7th and 8th
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