1922 - 1944 (21 Jahre)
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Name |
Jacob Absolem Eckols |
Geburt |
16 Nov 1922 |
Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, USA |
Geschlecht |
männlich |
Datensatzidentnummer |
MH:I178220 |
_UID |
6187c1e6b94ce1eca906309c23d6b1d3 |
_UPD |
7 NOV 2021 13:10:45 GMT+1 |
Tod |
20 Apr 1944 |
At Sea Cape Bengut near Algier |
Personen-Kennung |
I178220 |
Fritztree |
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29 Jul 2024 |
Vater |
Eugene Earl Eckols, Sr., geb. 2 Dez 1901, Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, USA gest. 4 Jan 1976, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Alter 74 Jahre) |
Mutter |
Hilda Martin, geb. 6 Jul 1903, Texas, USA gest. 12 Feb 1984, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA (Alter 80 Jahre) |
Datensatzidentnummer |
MH:F63156 |
_UID |
6187c1a8b94ce1eca906309c23d6b1d3 |
Familien-Kennung |
F63156 |
Familienblatt | Familientafel |
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Notizen |
On her fifth voyage the S.S. Paul Hamilton left Hampton Roads, Virginia on April 2, 1944 as part of convoy UGS 38, carrying supplies and the ground personnel of the 485th Bombardment Group and the 5th Reconnaissance Group of the United States Army Air Forces to Italy.
On the evening of April 20th the Hamilton and other ships in the convoy were attacked 30 miles (48 km) in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Cape Bengut near Algiers by 23 German Ju 88 bombers.
One aerial torpedo struck the Paul Hamilton and detonated the cargo of high explosives and bombs, and the ship and crew disappeared within 30 seconds. A total of approximately 580 men where lost.
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