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Pottawattamie County, Iowa Area WW II Dead Roster - The Atlantic
  • Herein are the roster dead from the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • This battle secured the sea lanes from North America to our European allies.
  • This list also appears at the bottom of the WW II - Germany > Battle of the Atlantic webpage.​ ​​
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01 - Battle of The Atlantic (nine dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)
† Collins, James Perry, SN 122-08-81, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Q-ship USS Atik (AK-101); KIA 27 Mar 1942 off North Carolina; Atik sunk by German submarine U-123, 141 dead, no survivors; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.
† Curry, Jack Benton, SN 98652, US Merchant Marine, Pott. Co.
  • Tanker Pan Massachusetts fireman/wiper; KIA 19 Feb 1942, off Cape Canaveral, FL; Pan Massachusetts torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-128; 20 dead, 18 survivors; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR
† Halladay, Robert Monroe, SN O-115172, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Naval Air Scout Sqdn. VS-2 or VS-1D15, based at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone; Vought OS2N-1 Kingfisher BuNo 01408 pilot; DNB 5 Nov 1942 in Caribbean Sea NE of Christobal, Panama Canal Zone; aircraft accident; BNR.
† Hansen, Arnt Billy, SN 165735, US Navy, US Naval Academy class of 1943, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Leary (DD 158), Task Group 21.14, formed around the Escort Carrier USS Card (CVE 11); German reconnaissance aircraft spotted the task group in the North Atlantic on 24 Dec 1943 and the submarine wolfpack Borkum was ordered to attack; KIA 24 Dec 1943 at 45N, 22W, ~ 700 miles NE of Azores; submarine U-275 torpedoed and sank Leary; 97 dead, 59 survivors; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.
† McLaurin, William Harold, SN 317408, US Merchant Marine, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
  • Tanker USS Atlantic Sun radio officer; d. 15 Feb 1943 in North Atlantic, 150 miles off of Cape Race, Newfoundland; Atlantic Sun torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-607, one survivor; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.
† Peterson, Jack, SN 321-78-55, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Brownson (DD-518); DNB 6 Apr 1943, Atlantic Ocean; lost overboard; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.
† Senior, Clifford Leo, SN 576-76-12, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Warrington (DD 383); DNB 13 Sep 1944 off Bahama Is., Atlantic Ocean; Warrington sank in 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane; 148 dead, 73 survivors; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.
† Smith, Boyd D., SN 663-18-59, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Submarine USS Dorado (SS-248); KIA 12 Oct 1943 in Caribbean Sea off Panama; Dorado disappeared, crew of 78 died, possibly sunk by German naval mine; Battle of the Atlantic BNR.
† Snyder, Donald Earl, SN 316-77-14, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Destroyer USS Ingraham (DD-444), fast convoy AT-20 from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Greenock, Scotland; DNB 22 Aug 1942 off Nova Scotia; Ingraham passed in front of oil tanker Chemung in dense fog; 11 survivors from crew of 208; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.