Ships hit by U-boats

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West Chetac

American steam merchant



Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart

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

Aboard West Chetac when hit on 24 Sep 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
AmericanBernstein, Leo Hyman, Merchant Marine43MessmanWest Chetac +
AmericanBrown, Arthur Zalick, Merchant Marine21Deck CadetWest Chetac
PhilippineCortez, Demetrio Halili, Merchant Marine37Chief CookWest Chetac +
AmericanDeidrick, James Calvin Verner, Merchant Marine25Third Assistant EngineerWest Chetac +
AmericanDeVito, Frank, Merchant MarineWiperWest Chetac +
AmericanEllard, Daniel, Merchant Marine23MessmanWest Chetac +
AmericanFielding, Thomas Richard, USNR23Seaman First ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanFlippen, Russell B., Merchant Marine25CarpenterWest Chetac +
AmericanHazard, Arthur White, Merchant Marine62Chief EngineerWest Chetac +
AmericanHelmbold, William Charles, Merchant Marine25Radio OperatorWest Chetac +
AmericanHonigman, Louis, Merchant Marine45Chief StewardWest Chetac +
AmericanJasper, Frank Mathew, Merchant Marine46MasterWest Imboden, West Chetac +
AmericanJohnson, John A., Merchant MarineThird MateWest Chetac +
AmericanKelly, Raymond, Merchant Marine24Able SeamanWest Chetac +
AmericanLakin, Sanford Irvin, USNR32Lieutenant (junior grade)West Chetac +
AmericanLarsen, Karl Lindkvist, Merchant Marine39Chief MateWest Chetac
AmericanLott, Alvin Orie, USN21Seaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanMalloy, George Ulmer, USNR32Seaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanMann, James Russell, USNRSeaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanMatthews, Paul Allen, USNR20Seaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanMcDaniel, Chester, USNR27Seaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanMcNish, Roy, Merchant Marine43OilerWest Chetac +
AmericanMeade, William T., USNR34Seaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanMiller, Joseph, Merchant MarineOilerWest Chetac +
AmericanMontgakes, Antone Peter, Merchant Marine44Junior Third Assistant EngineerWest Chetac +
AmericanMurawski, John James, USNR21Seaman Second ClassWest Chetac +
AmericanPalmer, Robert Valentine, Merchant Marine19Engine CadetWest Chetac +
AmericanParker, George Wakefield, Merchant Marine37Second MateWest Chetac +
AmericanPoirrier, Emmett Lindsdale, Merchant Marine20WiperWest Chetac +
CanadianSmith, Henry, Merchant Marine40Able SeamanWest Chetac +
AmericanTwiss, Clifford Boerum, Merchant Marine38MessmanWest Chetac +
AmericanWilliams, John Brooks, Merchant Marine20Able SeamanWest Chetac +
AmericanYates, Thomas Wrothy, Merchant MarineAble SeamanWest Chetac +

33 persons found.

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