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Vincenzo Iudiciani

USN. American

Born  12 Nov 1920L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Died  20 Dec 2006(86)Lowellville, Ohio

Roster information listed for Vincenzo Iudiciani


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43)Troop transportCrew member12 Nov 1942U-130

Personal information

On his 22nd Birthday, Vincenzo Iudiciani had a break from lookout duty aboard USS Hugh L. Scott, went into the mess area to get coffee and decided to head back up top, although he normally would have sat and chatted for a while. As soon as he climbed back up to his perch the torpedo hit and according to him it was the fastest he ever made it down the ladder. In his opinion the decision to not to stay and talk saved his live by a matter of only a few minutes as the explosion wrecked the mess area of the ship.

More information about him can be found here: Vincenzo "Bananas" Iudiciani

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