Rudolph Joseph Srsen was the son of Charles and Mary Marie Srsen who immigrated to America from Bohemia after 1900. Rudolph was born in 1921 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Per US Navy muster rolls Rudolph joined the US Navy prior to WWII (1940). He intially served on the USS Northhampton (a destroyer) and later served on the USS Liscome Bay (a carrier).
On Nov 24, 1943 during Operation Galvanic in the Pacific the USS Liscome was torpedoed (about 20 miles SW of Butaritari Island also called Makin Island ) by a Japanese submarine resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. Of a crew of 916 men only 272 men survived. Those killed were buried at sea or listed as missing in action including Rudolph J Srsen.
He had two brothers - Emanuel Srsen and Frank Srsen of Tacoma, Washington.
The date listed originally for his death was Nov 23, 1944. An obituary was published in the Tacoma, Washington newspaper on Dec 15, 1944. However, the last US Navy Muster roll for him is dated 30 Sep 1943 aboard the Liscome Bay.
Contributor:
Meridee D Dunn
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Ref: Hamilton US Family Tree
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On Nov 24, 1943 during Operation Galvanic in the Pacific the USS Liscome was torpedoed (about 20 miles SW of Butaritari Island also called Makin Island ) by a Japanese submarine resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. Of a crew of 916 men only 272 men survived. Those killed were buried at sea or listed as missing in action including Rudolph J Srsen.
He had two brothers - Emanuel Srsen and Frank Srsen of Tacoma, Washington.
The date listed originally for his death was Nov 23, 1944. An obituary was published in the Tacoma, Washington newspaper on Dec 15, 1944. However, the last US Navy Muster roll for him is dated 30 Sep 1943 aboard the Liscome Bay.
Contributor:
Meridee D Dunn
[email protected]
Ref: Hamilton US Family Tree
Ancestry.com
Rudolph Joseph Srsen was the son of Charles and Mary Marie Srsen who immigrated to America from Bohemia after 1900. Rudolph was born in 1921 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Per US Navy muster rolls Rudolph joined the US Navy prior to WWII (1940). He intially served on the USS Northhampton (a destroyer) and later served on the USS Liscome Bay (a carrier).
On Nov 24, 1943 during Operation Galvanic in the Pacific the USS Liscome was torpedoed (about 20 miles SW of Butaritari Island also called Makin Island ) by a Japanese submarine resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. Of a crew of 916 men only 272 men survived. Those killed were buried at sea or listed as missing in action including Rudolph J Srsen.
He had two brothers - Emanuel Srsen and Frank Srsen of Tacoma, Washington.
The date listed originally for his death was Nov 23, 1944. An obituary was published in the Tacoma, Washington newspaper on Dec 15, 1944. However, the last US Navy Muster roll for him is dated 30 Sep 1943 aboard the Liscome Bay.
Contributor:
Meridee D Dunn
[email protected]
Ref: Hamilton US Family Tree
Ancestry.com
On Nov 24, 1943 during Operation Galvanic in the Pacific the USS Liscome was torpedoed (about 20 miles SW of Butaritari Island also called Makin Island ) by a Japanese submarine resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. Of a crew of 916 men only 272 men survived. Those killed were buried at sea or listed as missing in action including Rudolph J Srsen.
He had two brothers - Emanuel Srsen and Frank Srsen of Tacoma, Washington.
The date listed originally for his death was Nov 23, 1944. An obituary was published in the Tacoma, Washington newspaper on Dec 15, 1944. However, the last US Navy Muster roll for him is dated 30 Sep 1943 aboard the Liscome Bay.
Contributor:
Meridee D Dunn
[email protected]
Ref: Hamilton US Family Tree
Ancestry.com
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