Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


William James Kerchner, Jr.

USNR (7204381). American

Roster information listed for William James Kerchner, Jr.


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
USS Fogg (DE 57)Destroyer escortSeaman First Class20 Dec 1944U-870

Personal information

He was injured when USS Fogg was torpedoed, transferred to USS LCI(L)-420 and on 21 December taken aboard by the fleet oiler USS Mattole (AO 17). On 7 January 1945 he was transferred to the US Naval Hospital at Brooklyn, NY.

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