Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Comol Rico

American steam tanker



Photo courtesy of SSHSA Collection, University of Baltimore Library

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the American steam tanker Comol Rico.

Aboard Comol Rico when hit on 4 Apr 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
AmericanAnspach, Walker Ervin, Merchant Marine31Able SeamanComol Rico
AmericanBallenger, Newell Kenneth, Merchant Marine34Able SeamanComol Rico
AmericanBarnett, Charles Wesley, Merchant Marine54Chief CookComol Rico, Richard D. Spaight
AmericanChristiansen, Kristian B., Merchant Marine49OilerComol Rico
AmericanCristina, Frank Frederick, Merchant Marine25Radio OperatorComol Rico
AmericanCroft, Ernest S., Merchant Marine51Chief EngineerComol Rico
AmericanDowd, Martin Joseph, Merchant Marine29Ordinary SeamanComol Rico
AmericanDube, Joseph, Merchant Marine50OilerComol Rico
AmericanErickson, Oliver Summers, Merchant Marine44Second PumpmanComol Rico
NorwegianEriksen, Gunnvard, Merchant Marine36Able SeamanComol Rico
AmericanGendusa, John Joseph, Merchant Marine23Ordinary SeamanComol Rico
AmericanGlick, Robert Ralph, Merchant Marine22MessmanComol Rico
AmericanGrothe, Edgar John, Merchant Marine19Able SeamanComol Rico, Pan-New York +
AmericanHagen, Knut Gulliksen, Merchant Marine42Boatswain (Bosun)Comol Rico
AmericanHegarty, Daniel Francis, Merchant Marine35Chief MateComol Rico
AmericanHill, Truman Hope, Merchant Marine27GalleymanComol Rico
AmericanJensen, Chris, Merchant Marine42Third MateComol Rico
AmericanJoyner, Harry Clark, Merchant Marine36PumpmanComol Rico +
AmericanKahkonen, Erkki John, Merchant Marine50CarpenterComol Rico
AmericanKearns, Martin, Merchant Marine22Fireman/WatertenderComol Rico
AmericanKerr, Patrick H., Merchant Marine35WiperComol Rico
AmericanLaabs, John Lloyd, Merchant Marine28Second CookComol Rico
AmericanLang, Peter Hansen, Merchant Marine53MasterComol Rico, Malantic
AmericanMeans, Theodore R., Merchant Marine29Fireman/WatertenderComol Rico
AmericanMix, Warren Asbury, Merchant Marine44Second Assistant EngineerComol Rico +
AmericanOertling, Harry Grothann, Merchant Marine54Third Assistant EngineerComol Rico
Puerto RicanRamos, Guillermo, Merchant MarineFireman/WatertenderComol Rico +
AmericanRegan, James L., Merchant Marine39OilerComol Rico
AmericanSchmidt, Emile Richard, Merchant Marine51First Assistant EngineerComol Rico
AmericanSheros, Steven, Merchant Marine33Able SeamanComol Rico
AmericanShiver, Chaves, Merchant Marine40Ordinary SeamanComol Rico
AmericanTheodos, Alexander Ralph, Merchant Marine24Ordinary SeamanComol Rico
AmericanVogt, Vernon J., Merchant Marine24Able SeamanComol Rico
AmericanYorsch, Frederick Eugene Hans, Merchant Marine48Second MateComol Rico
PeruvianZeger, Carlos Nicolas, Merchant Marine51Fireman/WatertenderComol Rico

35 persons found.

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

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