S. S. Hobbs Victory 599

Japan / Okinawa / Itoman /
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On April 6, 1945 the S.S. Hobbs Victory carrying 6,000 tons of ammunition was hit by a Kamikaze and on April 7, 1945 the S.S. Hobbs sunk, killing 13 men.

Those killed were;
John Diton Alford
Melvin Robert Amaral
Gordon De Borde Brown
Archie John Fletcher
Alexander Walker Harris
George Walter Moore
John Pires
Loren Arthur Potthoff
Fred Schaeren
Fred Singer
Eugene Patrick Timbs
Chester Lee McNealy - (Navy Armed Guard)
Russel LeRoy Evjen - (Navy Armed Guard)
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Coordinates:   26°5'8"N   127°14'13"E
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