Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Joseph P. Manerchia

Merchant Marine. American

Born  17 Sep 1917Marcus Hook, PA
Died  28 Feb 1997(79)Marcus Hook, PA

Roster information listed for Joseph P. Manerchia


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
LehighSteam merchantSeaman19 Oct 1941U-126 (1)

Personal information

Joseph P. Manerchia was one of the three men who reboarded the Lehigh after she was torpedoed to send a distress signal. He continued to serve in the Merchant Marine through World War Two and thereafter until circa 1968, afterwards working as a construction foreman in the Sun Oil & Sinclair Refineries in Marcus Hook, PA until retiring in 1982. Joseph married the late Jean C. Myers in 1959 and had four sons, seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Sources

  1. Personal communication

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats