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Casualty Info
Home Town Philadelphia, PA
Last Address Philadelphia, PA
Casualty Date Nov 16, 1944
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 2 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Scamp began her 8th war patrol on 16 October 1944, and was last heard from on 9 November, 1944. Japanese records indicate that a submarine was depth charged near Tokyo Bay on 11 November, and that five days later, another attack produced a large explosion. This may have been the fate of the scamp. Tropedoman's Mate 2nd Class Simpson was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 6 December 1945.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 2439005
Sub combat patrols:
USS S-44 (SS-155) - 1st through 4th
USS Guardfish (SS-217) - 3rd through 5th
USS Scamp (SS-277) - 4th through 8th
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
