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Higareda, Lupe
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

Lupe Higareda, age 20, from Knox County Galesburg, Illinois .

Parents: Manuel Higareda

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic

Source: National Archives, uboat.net

Alston, Herbert
Navy Reserves Steward’s mate 1st class

Herbert Alston from Berkeley County Charleston, South Carolina .

Parents: Simmon Alston

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, uboat.net, The State (1944)

Leppla, Chauncey William
Navy Fireman 1

Chauncey William Leppla, age 19, from Grant County Mount Hope, Wisconsin .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic
Cemetery: British Hollow

Source: Grave marker

Anderson, James Jr.
Navy Reserves Motor machinist’s mate 1st class

James Jr. Anderson from Door County Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin .

Parents: James Anderson Sr.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, uboat.net

Johnson, Robert Franklin
Navy Seaman 1st class

Robert Franklin Johnson, age 18, from Alexandria County Alexandria, Virginia .

Parents: Gladys Mae Scott

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic

Source: National Archives, uboat.net

Askew, Theodore
Navy Reserves Steward’s mate 3rd class

Theodore Askew, age 19, from Monmouth County Freehold, New Jersey .

Parents: Edward Askew

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, England

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, uboat.net, The Times (1944), Freehold Transcript (1944)

Best, Jack Lyon
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

Jack Lyon Best from New Hanover County Belmont, North Carolina .

Parents: Farney Badshaw

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Death details: Killed when the USS Fiske was torpedoed in the Atlantic
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American, France

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, uboat.net

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