Hello,

My name is John Klein and I am a new member here. I am trying to find out information about my uncle who was killed at Normandy. He is listed on the "Wall of the Missing or Lost at Sea" at the Omaha Beach cemetary. His name was Philip Tucker and his date of death is listed as June 9th, 1944. From that information I have determined there is a good chance my uncle and his unit may have been on LST-314 when it was sunk by German e-boats off the Cherbourg penninsula.

I have not been able to find any information on his unit anywhere on the internet or at the US Archives in College Park. (U.S. Army, 3422nd Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Company ) It appears that his entire unit was lost at sea, which is why the LST loss makes sense.

Does anyone know where I might be able to find a manifest or other documentation that would tell me if his unit was indeed on that ship?

Thank you in advance for any information you might be able to share.

John Klein
ww2airborne.com

Does this help any? I some more info at home that might be of some help. I'll look when I get home.


Belleville Sons Honor Roll: HERO WAY, BELLEVILLE, N.J.

Belleville, N.J. -- In mid-2006, six street names in the new residential development at City Homes At Essex Park were renamed to honor veterans and four of the Belleville heroes who died while in service.

Streets were named for Raymond De Luca, Carmine Olivo, Clatie Cunningham Jr. and William Hamilton.

Army Spec. 4 Raymond P. De Luca, of Meacham Street, died June 27, 1968, as a result of wounds in a firefight in Vietnam.

De Luca attended Essex Catholic High School, Newark, where he graduated as an honor student in 1966.

He was trained as a medic at Ft. Sam Houston in Texas, he was attached to Company C, Ninth Medical Battalion, 9th Infantry.

Sgt. Carmen Olivo, 29, of Magnolia Street, was killed when his ship was sunk in the English Channel during the invasion of Normandy, France. He is listed as killed in action on June 9, 1944.

Three Belleville sons, Sgt. Edward Henris, Staff Sgt. Arthur Burke and Sgt. Olivo were likely to have perished on the same ship as all three served in 3422nd Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Company.

The families were notified in July, November and December 1944, respectively.

Staff Sergeant Clatie Ray Cunningham Jr., was killed in action on a mission over the Mekong River in French Indo-China, or Vietnam, on July 23, 1945.

Cunningham Jr., 23, was survived by his wife Alice Sylvia, of Stephens Street, Belleville, and twin sons Clatie III and John W, born June 5, 1945, in Glen Ridge, N.J., whom he never saw.

Sgt. William Hamilton was killed in action in Germany on April 2, 1945. He served with the 7th Army.

Hamilton grew up in Newark but lived on Arthur Street for years before he entered the service in 1942.

Former Belleville Mayor Gerald DiGori, former Councilman Louis Pallante and former Township Manager Mauro G. Tucci worked with Centex, the developer of the site on Franklin Avenue near the former Essex County Isolation Hospital.

The street name changes, which also include Memorial Drive, Hero Way and Freedom Lane, were ordered earlier this year, and upon coordination with the U.S. Postal Service, went into effect recently.

The stories of the 153 soldiers from Belleville who died while in service were collected in a paperback "Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom" was compiled by Anthony Buccino and his daughter Andrea.

Former Belleville Fire Cheif George Sbarra also contributed to the research.

For more information, visit Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Belleville N.J.

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JW

John for your records, and the Kreigsmarine S-boot side of things.

it is recorded through German documents that the date in their records is June 8, 1944. the Kommadeur of the S-boot hit two LST's your uncles LST 314 and LST 376, both of guess at 1490+ ECM.1 376 at 49.46n. 00.10w.
314 : seine Bucht. Kommandeurs name was Ritterkreuzträger K. Käpitan Hermann Opdenhoff from the 2nd S-boot Flöttille. He was later killed on February 22, 1945 (?) and had 8 Allied ships to his credit in 1944-45.

best regards, Erich ~

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I read someplace years ago they tried to keep the incident hushed up thinking it would be very bad for moral so perhaps someone destroyed records to help keep it quiet.

The government would never do that ?!

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Ta are you thinking of Operation Tiger back in April 44 a practice landing where the S-boots caught the LST's unawares........ ?

very sad

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Yes, I did not realize it happened twice. My mistake

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well on June 12, 1944 another LST 538 was hit at Cap Barfleur and others were attacked but their torpedos missed

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Hi guys,

Thanks for the information so far. Unfortunately much of this I knew already from surfing the web, but it is still appreciated. Erich the info you supplied with the commander's name is new information for me - thanks so much. Now if I can somehow confirm my uncle's unit was indeed on that boat, than at least we will know what happened to him.

Does anyone know of some US Navy archives or D-Day naval archives somewhere that I might get access to?

John
ww2airborne.com

I looked. What I have only confirms what you already know about the LST. Wished I had more for you.

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JW

Thanks Jeff! I appreciate the extra effort.

By the way, I hung out with a friend this past weekend who was in from Alabama to watch the motorcycle races. He was obviously happy that Alabama won this weekend.

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John Klein
www.ww2airborne.com

You're welcome, Buff. I hope that you can locate definative information on your uncle.

Yes, Bama fans are excited this year for the first time in a long time. This year, finally, the light at the end of the tunnel does not appear to be an on-coming train, as has been in the past.

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JW

Dear John: I found one week ago a finder-seeker in .mil dominions webs. I put a brief commentary in the Information Requests subforum.
I apply your reference LST-314 at this machine, Defense Technical Information Center: Search
and found Defense Technical Information Center: Results

I hope interesting you.

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U-Historia, Ubootwaffe 1939-1945 History of UBootwaffe in Spanish
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http://www.forospyware.com In Spanish

Thanks Jan7. I did find a bit of new information there.

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John Klein
www.ww2airborne.com

Dear John
I Joined this website today.My father died on LST 314.His name was Rupert Evans Koon.A narrative given by Lt Commander Alvin H Tutt may be of interest.You can find it at www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/lst314-Tutt.html.My father was based in Liverpool England where he met my mother.
Regards
David Quine

You are welcome, WWIIBuff! I absolutly forgot this post........!!

Dear David, Welcome to the WW2F!

I repeat your link HyperWar: LST 314 Narrative, because yours is in a malfunction.....




Jan.

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La llave de la libertad es la sabiduria. El cerrojo de la esclavitud la ignorancia

U-Historia, Ubootwaffe 1939-1945 History of UBootwaffe in Spanish
http://www.tradiweb.com/ta.htm Translator Web
http://www.forospyware.com In Spanish