Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

John Witherspoon

American steam merchant


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

Aboard John Witherspoon when hit on 6 Jul 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
AmericanClark, John Stewart, Merchant MarineMasterJohn Witherspoon
AmericanFarmer, A.L., USNCoxswainJohn Witherspoon
AmericanJones, Harry, USN18Seaman Second Class (Armed Guard)John Witherspoon
AmericanKroetz, Rudolf, USNLieutenant (junior grade)John Witherspoon
AmericanMcDole, J.W., USNRadiomanJohn Witherspoon
AmericanNightingale, T., USNSeaman Second ClassJohn Witherspoon
AmericanNoble, James, Merchant MarineAble SeamanJohn Witherspoon
AmericanOurs, J.J., USNSeaman Second ClassJohn Witherspoon
AmericanParker, M., USNSeaman Second ClassJohn Witherspoon
AmericanPerdue, L.W., USNSeaman Second ClassJohn Witherspoon
AmericanPernell, A.W., USNSeaman Second ClassJohn Witherspoon
AmericanPhillips, W.H., USNSeaman Second ClassJohn Witherspoon
AmericanSpann, P.L., USNSignalmanJohn Witherspoon
AmericanStarrett, Richard F., Merchant MarineAble SeamanJohn Witherspoon
AmericanTydings, Otis Francis, Merchant MarineOrdinary SeamanJohn Witherspoon +

15 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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