Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Michael Joseph Fanning

Merchant Marine. American

Born  4 Nov 1898Manhattan, NY
Died  4 May 1959(60)Calcutta, India

Roster information listed for Michael Joseph Fanning


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
Martin Van BurenSteam merchantFirst Assistant Engineer14 Jan 1945U-1232 (1)

Personal information

Son of Peter and Bridget Fanning; husband of Freda Fanning, of Hoboken, NJ. His son Joseph Michael Fanning served with him aboard Martin Van Buren and went back to his room to get his father’s case of Cognac when the ship was torpedoed. Both survived the attack.

Michael Joseph Fanning died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a hospital in Calcutta when he was employed as Chief Engineer aboard the Valiant Enterprise in 1959.

Sources

  1. Personal communication

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats