Tang The Rescue Story
The USS Tang
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A survivers story
Richard H O'.Kane
January thru December 1944-US Navy
The USS Tang sank 33 ships - more than any other American submarine - before its luck ran out.
On Oct. 24, 1944, The submarine was credited with sinking 11 ships during one battle while attacking a Japanese convoy in the Formosa Strait off the coast of China.
But USS Tang's last torpedo turned out to be faulty.
It turned around and struck the submarine.
William F Ballinger was one of many who never made it home.
John G. Accardy, SM3
Ralph F. Adams, SM2
Dwayne D. Allen, MoMM2
Philip E. Anderson, TM3
Charles L. Andriolo, RM2
Homer Anthony, F1
William F. Ballinger, TMC
Edwin C. Bauer, S1
E.H. Beaumont, LT
Edwin F. Bergman, RM1
Frederick N. Bisogno, TM3
Wilfred J. Boucher, TM3
Bernard V. Bresette, S1
John Bush, EM2
Benjamin Chiavetta, S1
Walter J. Clark, S1
Robert J. Coffin, EM3
James H. Culp, EMC
Arthur J. Darienzo, EM2
Marvin V. DeLapp, MoMMC
William E. Dorsey, MoMM1
F.M. Enos, Jr., LTjg
Lawrence H. Ericksen, F1
Daniel C. Fellicetty, YN3
Bruce H. Finckbone, EM2
John W. Fluker, TM1
John M. Foster, TM1
William C. Galloway, TM2
Thomas E. Gentle, F1
George J. Gorab, Jr., EM3
Osmer D. Gregg, S1
Howard W. Hainline, S1
Frank G. Harms, MoMM2
Glen O. Haws, MoMM3
John F. Henry, F1
J.H. Heubeck, LTjg
Albert L. Hudson, MoMMC
Homer W. Ijames, Jr., S2
Stewart S. Imwald, MoMM2
Donald M. Jenkins, S1
Sidney W. Jones, QMC
Louis C. Kaiser, MoMM3
John T. Kanagy, EM1
John T. Kassube, S1
John A. Key, SC3
Ralph B. Knapp, FC3
Richard J. Kroth, LTjg
LeRoy R. Lane, EM1
Paul L. Larson, PhMC
Robert P. Lee, RM3
Lindley H. Llewellyn, RM3
Charles W. London, F1
Chester Loveless, EM1
Ellroy Lytton, MoMM1
Robert V. McMorrow, MoMM2
John J. McNabb, F1
John J. Parker, CSC
B.C. Pearce, Jr., ENS
Rubin M. Raiford CK3
F.J. Reabuck, F1
Darrell D. Rector, GM3
Ernest Reinhardt, F1
James D. Roberts, SC3
George L. Robertson, MoMM2
Seymour G. Smith, Jr., QM3
F.H. Springer, LT (XO)
Edward F. Stepien, F1
Fred L. Sunday, EM3
Paul B. Vaughn, Jr., COX
Charles W. Wadsworth, TM3
Howard M. Walker, SM1
Leland S. Weekley, TMC
Robert E. Welch, QM3
James M. White, GM1
Walter H. Williams, YN2
P.T. Wines, LTjg
George Wukovich, LTjg
George Zofcin, MoMM1
