USS Maddox (ii) (DD 622)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Bristol
Pennant	DD 622
Built by	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New York, U.S.A.)
Ordered	16 Dec 1940
Laid down	7 May 1942
Launched	15 Sep 1942
Commissioned	31 Oct 1942
Lost	10 Jul 1943
Loss position	36° 52'N, 13° 56'E

History	During the invasion of Sicily, USS Maddox (Lt.Cdr. Eugene Sylvester Sarsfield, USN) was pounded by two 250 pound bombs by a lone JU-88 bomber. One struck the magazine and the other struck the rear No. 5 gun turret. The magazine demolished her stern and then the Maddox rolled over and sank in two minutes south of Licata, Sicily, Italy in position 36º52'N, 13º56'E. 211 of her crew were killed including the Commanding officer and 74 survivors were picked up by the USS Intent which was near-by. In 1998, the pilot of the JU-88 who sank the Maddox was invited to attend their survivors reunion, in which the German ex-pilot was delighted to go to.

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Eugene Sylvester Sarsfield, USN	31 Oct 1942	10 Jul 1943 (+)

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