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MoMM2 Jerome Paul Fojtik

12 May 1921 – 16 Nov 1944

Birth12 May 1921
Death16 Nov 1944
CemeteryWharton City Cemetery
Wharton , Wharton County , Texas , USA
Added byjljwtj on 15 May 2014
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91940410

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USNR WORLD WAR II Motor Machinist's Mate, 2nd Class, Jerome P. Fojtik MIA/KIA Hometown: Denver, Colorado Ship: USS Scamp (SS-277) Service # 0-187830 Awards: Purple Heart Captain: Commander J.C. Hollingsworth MIA/KIA Mission: Lifeguard duty Mission Date: 21-Dec-44 Location: Unknown Cause: Unknown Postwar Japanese records indicate that Scamp may have been sunk by air and escort ship attacks on 11 November, but it is also possible that she hit a mine. She was reported as presumed lost on war patrol 21 December 1944 in enemy waters. Crew: of 83 MIA/KIA Most of the crew were officially declared KIA Dec. 6 1945 Scamp (SS-277) earned seven battle stars for World War II service. In order to provide rescue services for downed aviators during Saipan-based B-29 assaults on Tokyo, Scamp was ordered to lifeguard duty on 14 November. On 16 November two attacks were made by the Japanese, one in 32°-10'N, 139°-30'E, the other in 29°-21'N, 141°-30'E. Amplifying data on these attacks reveal that on the latter attack, "Great explosive sounds came as a result of this attack." It would seem then, that Scamp was attacked several times during her period of life-guard duty. Whether she was badly damaged and with-drawing from the Japanese coast at the time of the last two attacks, is impossible to say. No attack cited here ties in with any anti-submarine attacks reported by submarines returning from patrol. It is probable that damage to Scamp became progressively more serious as she absorbed each successive attack, and she may have been withdrawing from the Empire without transmission facilities when the end came. Visit the virtual cemetery of USS Scamp Crew " Click Here "

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