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Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942
Posted by: Eric Stone ()
Date: September 16, 2009 05:16PM

D. Brewer,

Have you tried writing to the National Archives [www.archives.gov] ?

They should have reports on this incident and even his military service record. Just be patient as it can take several weeks for a response.

You say he shows as listed as dying on the USS Chester on October 20, 1942, which coincides nicely with the information Robert found, so I'm not clear how much more detail you are looking for, just confirmation he was one of the casualties or the circumstances of his loss.

After the National Archives, another possible source of information are crew members that have survived. A quick search of the ship found the following site that appears to have several men listed that served during 1942:
[www.hullnumber.com]

No guarantee that any of them might know your Great Uncle since it was a large ship, but they may be able to fill in some details about the attack.

Hope this helps. Good luck to you in your search.

Eric Stone
www.ssarkansan.com

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U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 D. Brewer 09/16/2009 12:51AM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 ROBERT M. 09/16/2009 07:17AM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 Eric Stone 09/16/2009 05:16PM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 Gary Lees 09/29/2009 07:41PM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 Gary Lees 10/01/2009 09:58AM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 kyle.theis@yahoo.com 06/03/2010 01:33AM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 d woodruff 08/12/2011 06:04AM
Re: U.S.S. Chester, October 20, 1942 d morgan 06/14/2011 07:57PM


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