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Casualty Info
Home Town Wellsville, OH
Last Address 612 Broadway St Wellsville, OH
Casualty Date Sep 11, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Torpedoed
Location Mediterranean Sea
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Sicily-Rome, Italy
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
On 9 September 1943, the USS Rowan (DD-405) entered the Gulf of Salerno in the screen of the Southern Attack Force. That day and the next as the assault force and supplies were landed at Paestum, she screened the transports and freighters. Late on the night of the 10th, she headed back to Oran with the emptied ships. Shortly after midnight, German E-boats attacked. Rowan pursued and fired, then, as her quarry pulled away, ceased firing and changed course to rejoin the convoy.
Within 5 minutes a new contact was made, range less than 3,000 yards. Again she changed course, to avoid torpedoes and bring her guns into position. As the range decreased to 2,000 yards, Rowan was hit by a torpedo by a German E-boat. She sank in less than a minute, taking 202 of her 273 officers and men with her. S1c Cable was among those listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 6146569
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