Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Birmingham City

American steam merchant



Photo courtesy of The Mariners Museum, Newport News VA

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the American steam merchant Birmingham City.

Aboard Birmingham City when hit on 9 Jan 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
AmericanBarlow, George Desmond, Merchant Marine21Deck CadetBirmingham City
AmericanBarry, Michael Francis, Merchant MarineMasterBirmingham City
SpanishCupeiro, Joaquin, Merchant MarineCarpenterBirmingham City +
AmericanGilbertson, Walter Godfrey, USNRSeaman First ClassBirmingham City +
AmericanKnightly, George Rollins, USNREnsignBirmingham City +
AmericanMcGoldrick, Harry Michael, Merchant MarineRadio OperatorBirmingham City +
AmericanParker, Elbert Craig, Merchant MarineSecond Assistant EngineerBirmingham City +
AmericanPeterson, Harold, USNRSeaman First ClassBirmingham City +
AmericanPinchasik, Louis William, Merchant MarineChief EngineerBirmingham City +
AmericanRoche, Richard R., Merchant Marine22Engine CadetBirmingham City
AmericanScharfbillig, Francis Joseph, USNRSeaman Second ClassBirmingham City +
AmericanWard, Wirtner Warren, Merchant MarineChief MateBirmingham City +
AmericanYoung, Alfred Horace, USNSeaman First ClassBirmingham City +

13 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
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