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Casualty Info
Home Town Jasper, AL
Last Address Jasper, AL
Casualty Date Dec 02, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
After the sinking of the USS Sculpin (SS-191), forty-two members of the crew were picked up by the Japanese ship Yamagumo. One badly wounded sailor was thrown back in the sea because of his condition. The survivors were questioned for about ten days at the Japanese naval base at Truk, then were embarked on two aircraft carriers returning to Japan. Chuyo carried 21 of the survivors in her hold. On 2 December, the carrier was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Sailfish and twenty of the American prisoners perished - including MM3 Elliott.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 2728325
Submarine patrols: USS Sculpin (SS-191) - 4th through 9th
Prisoner of War Medal
Machinist's Mate Third Class Henry Leonidas Elliott (NSN: 2728325), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces after his submarine, U.S.S. SCULPIN (SS-191), was scuttled on 19 November 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity. General Orders: NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947 Action Date: November 19, 1943 - Died in Captivity Service: Navy Rank: Machinist's Mate Third Class Division: Prisoner of War
Two discrepancies in sources have been noted. Some internet sources have MM3 Elliott's middle name as "Leonas" and/or his rank as F1c (Fireman - E3). According the official Navy muster rolls, his middle name is "Leonidas" and his final rank was MM3.
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
