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Casualty Info
Home Town Darlington, South Carolina
Last Address USS Ingraham in the Atlantic.
Remembered in Grove Hill Cemetery - Darlington, South Carolina with a cenotaph
Casualty Date Aug 22, 1942
Cause Non Hostile- Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Accident
Location North Atlantic Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, North Atlantic Ocean
Wall/Plot Coordinates Lost at Sea in the Atlantic with his ship.
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
CDR William McCall Haynsworth, Jr assumed command of the destroyer USS Ingraham (DD-444) on July 19, 1941, and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles.
His ship was rammed by the fleet oiler Chemung in dense fog off Nova Scotia on August 22, 1942. The force of the collision exploded depth charges stored in the stern of the Ingraham, killing Commander Haynsworth, and all but ten men and one officer.
Officer assignments:
Assistant Fire Control Officer - USS Houston (CA-30)
Assistant Fire Control Officer - USS West Virginia (BB-48)
Commanding Officer - USS Ingraham (DD-444) - 7/1941 to 8/1942
Special assignments:
Aid at the White House - 11/1934 to 6/1936 in addition to his duties at the Naval Research Laboraory
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
