She first served with the Yangtze River Patrol 9 September – 9 October 1923 and continued to make her presence known through repeated patrols until 1931. Notable exceptions were duty off Japan in connection with the United States Army "Round the World Flight" in 1924, a visit to French Indochina in 1926, and a visit to Japan in 1929. The wreck of USS Pope was located and identified in December 2008 by the dive vessel MV Empress, approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km) from the wreck of HMS Exeter, which Empress discovered in 2007. However at the last moment at least two of the big cruisers that helped sink Exeter came up over the horizon and started shelling Pope too! Shipwreck FindAGrave - Joe Sam Sisk (photo, grave photo) Do you have photos or additional information to add? Unfortunately commercial salvage divers had discovered Pope previously and save for a skeleton, little now remains of her wreck. Departed January 24; and arrived at Espiritu Santo 3 days later, got underway to pick up survivors from USS Chicago, sunk off Guadalcanal January 29th. Pringle, a Fletcher Class Destroyer was named for the late Vice Admiral Joel Robert Poinsett Pringle and was launched by Mrs. Pringle on May 2, 1942. We were forced to stay in Surbaja, tied to the dock, to effect emergency repairs to the hotwell. At 1900, 28 February 1942, U.S.S. Fates of the Crew 9 april 1944 . From 15 July to 20 September 1938, she cruised in Chinese waters off Chinwangtao and returned 5 June 1939 with the South China Patrol force removing American consulates and nationals. My father-contacted by a granddaughter of another survivor of USS Pope & prison camp at Makasser Celebes. On December 11, 1941 departed for Balikpapan. By: 2nd Class Lindsay A. Preston, Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division— Indianapolis, IN– The Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command as well as one of the command’s historians joined the survivors of World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35) and their families for a luncheon at the Columbia Club of Indianapolis July 20. pope (de-134) report of action of u.s.s. Although the Japanese cruisers were evaded by a course change within the squall, Pope was rediscovered by aircraft from Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō after she emerged from the squall. "Let Us Never Forget" WWII Prisoner of War Survivor from USS Pope (DD-225), USNA 1938, Captain William Oscar Spears Jr., USN. On January 24, 1942 in the early morning USS Pope (DD-225) plus USS Paul Jones (DD-230), USS Parrott (DD-218) and USS John D. Ford (DD-228) attack the Japanese transports landing southeast of Balikpapan with gunfire and torpedoes sinking Kuretake Maru, Nana Maru, Sumanoura Maru, Tatsukami Maru and Patrol Boat P-37 plus damage two other transports. Flooding worsened as Pope maneuvered to evade six more bombers,[4] and only one crewman was lost as the crew boarded life rafts when flooding could no longer be controlled. Pope was initially placed in reduced commission at Philadelphia and assigned to Squadron 3, Division 39 of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. This list is in development, so if you don’t see the unit or vessel you’re looking for, click on any unit name below and type in the correct unit/vessel name in the form page. Brown, Fred Louis,F2c,USN,USS Asheville,2916833,na,18 Mar 1945,Makassar,dysentery [bacillus] pellagra [Sole survivor of the sinking of USS Asheville] Bryan, Alexander Washington,S1c,USN,USS Pope,3600960,Batavia [575],na,na Twenty four men were killed in addition to twenty four more men who were survivors from Long and Brooks. Pope fired all of her torpedoes and 140 salvoes of naval gunfire. After a refit, Pope departed 1… George Cooper, also sunk on 1st March was picked up with the crew from HMS Exeter a good deal quicker than Sam Falle … During 1921 she alternated between her winter base at Charleston, South Carolina and her summer one at Newport, Rhode Island and escorted President Warren G. Harding to Plymouth, Massachusetts 30 July – 1 August. [4] This was to be the start of a long, almost 60 hour ordeal for the men in the water, as the survivors from Pope would not be rescued until almost midnight on 3 March by the Japanese destroyer Inazuma. Ganitch was getting ready for a match pitting his ship, the USS Pennsylvania, against the USS Arizona when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. S1c Joe Sam Sisk, 3565278 (POW, survived) Emory, TX. She was reassigned to Squadron 5, Division 15 on 3 February 1933. Pope was initially placed in reduced commission at Philadelphia and assigned to Squadron 3, Division 39 of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. INAZUMA rescued 379 survivors. Pope joined Squadron 15, Division 43 of the Asiatic Fleet at Chefoo, China 26 August and participated in fleet exercises off Chefoo until her departure 28 October for her winter base at Cavite, Philippines. and participated in the Battle of Bali Sea and Battle of Badung Strait against the Japanese invasion of Bali. I believe it was on the starboard bow of the carrier, and later reports indicate that the Captain of the submarine, the U-515, had the Guadalcanal in his sights and he had planned a torpedo attack on her. [5] With her location/identification now being finally confirmed, all ships lost during the Battle of the Java Sea and subsequent engagements have now been discovered/located and positively identified. On March 3, 1942 Inazuma rescued 151 survivors from USS Pope. The plan, in general, was to round Bawean Island, steam westward through Java Sea, and pass through Sunda Strait on the night of 1 - 2 March. completed recovery of 37 survivors. Yet they had continually stopped to rescue every survivor they could find. A. 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Hamilton Howe) sank U … She passed through the Straits of Gibraltar 3 July and transited the Suez Canal 15–25 July. The Allied squadron was discovered by Japanese cruiser float planes whose spotting of their cruisers' gunfire nullified the effectiveness of the Allied destroyers' attempt to conceal Exeter with a smoke screen. The Ikazuchi and Inazuma were noted for their rescue and humanitarian treatment of allied sailors, including those of the USS Pope during the Battle of the Java Sea. In the Orient, Pope protected American lives and interests during the civil strife in China. Encounter left Soerabaja, Java, N.E.I., in an effort to clear the waters to the north of Java. [5] Pope remained afloat long enough to be sunk about 2pm[6] by the sixth salvo of a Japanese cruiser arriving on the scene. Relatives His ship, the U.S.S. DD-225 Roger Vilhelm Eriksson SN/engineer to 3/1/42 - POW jveviking (AT) comcast.net; Are thereany survivors remaining - looking for any history DD-225 Victor William Estes S2 WWII darlindebbie_2000 (AT) yahoo.com 2d ago ‘Every outcast is a child of God’: Pope Francis preaches love for all at Christmas Eve Mass. 1130 ctg 21.12 v pope we have doubtful sound contact at 100 degrees. At 1543 completed the rescue of 37 survivors. From 1931 until 1937, the Pope continued to "show the flag" off the China coast, during the summers and spent the winters in the Philippines engaging in division maneuvers. Denlay adds: She engaged in maneuvers with the battleship divisions off Guantanamo Bay from 12 January until her return to Philadelphia 27 April. 23. Captain Spears survived the destruction of his destroyer in the early days of WWII and spent the rest of the War as a Japanese prisoner. She received two battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service. Information In late June 1941 returned to Cavite. See Sam Falle: My Lucky Life: In War, Revolution, Peace and Diplomacy. - 1330 EXETER lays over on her starboard side, and sinks stern first. USS Pope, who has just come across from off HMS Exeter’s port flank, and HMS Encounter are laying down a protective smoke screen between her and the Japanese destroyers whom they are also engaging with their guns. [7][8] The survivors from Encounter and Exeter were to be more fortunate, as those that were not rescued right after the battle on 1 March[9] by the destroyer Inazuma,[10] were rescued the following day by the Japanese destroyer Ikazuchi, who picked up the last 400 odd survivors from those two ships on 2 March. After the destroyer's single 3-inch anti-aircraft gun failed, one of six dive-bombers scored a near miss which wrecked the port engine shaft and started flooding from damaged hull plating. With her location/identification now being … During December 2008, a group of divers off MV Empress located the shipwreck of USS Pope approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km) from the shipwreck of HMS Exeter (68). Her captain ordered his men to abandon ship. This humanitarian decision by Lieutenant Commander Shunsaku Kudō placed Ikazuchi at risk of attack, and it interfered with her fighting ability, due to the sheer load of rescued sailors. As far as I recall It was several very near bomb misses that holed her, bent the screw shaft and killed the port engine and made her list initially to port, and which led to her eventually abandonment. Afterwards, the damaged destroyer was targeted by gunfire from the heavy cruisers in pursuit and sank. [1] That transport had been part of the Pensacola Convoy and had left Brisbane 30 December 1941 with Army reinforcements composed of the 26th Field Artillery Brigade and Headquarters Battery, the 1st Battalion, 131st Field Artillery and supplies from that convoy destined for Java.[2]. Survivors of the Hovey, which included rescued survivors of the Brooks and Long were rescued by both USS Chandler (DD-206), who recovered a total of 229 officers and enlisted that day, and later by USS West Virginia . Pope was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 May 1942. References Denlay for additional information. I have many of the Japanese reports of that day translated into English also, along with Popes after action report and Michel's book.". During 1921 she alternated between her winter base at Charleston, South Carolina and her summer one at Newport, Rhode Island and escorted President Warren G. Harding to Plymouth, Massachusetts 30 July – 1 August. The wreck of USS Pope, DD 225, was located and identified in December 2008 by the dive vessel MV Empress, approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km) from the wreck of HMS Exeter, which Empress discovered in 2007. Contribute Increased tension on China's northern borders due to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria made it necessary for Pope to evacuate Americans from northern Chinese ports such as Lao Yao and Tsingtao to Shanghai beginning 19 September 1937. Afterwards, Inazuma rescued 376 survivors from the battle. Her boiler was hit, reducing her speed, and she began to sink. On December 8, 1941 at the start of the Pacific War, based at Cavite. The Pope had been sunk of March 1 as part of the same battle that claimed the Perch, a battle that was later called the Battle of the Java Sea.” “How does one go about describing such and experience? The list on this page contains the names of the men, living and dead, known to have survived the Rohna bombing and aftermath. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. Now Lieutenant Richard Antrim won the Medal of Honor for his actions in Macassar camp: There she was joined by HMS Encounter, which arrived with the survivors from the destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer. During the battle, Pope released all her torpedoes and expended most of her ammunition. He was a navy man in WW2. When the two British ships were destroyed by gunfire shortly before noon 1 March 1942, Pope found temporary refuge in a rain squall. My grandfather made me promise that if I ever went to Japan I was expected to find and bring home his dog tags. For her World War II service, Pope earned two battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation (PUC). Please click on one of the unit names below to request research assistance in locating U.S. Any Idea where I should start looking or who I should start asking?". Exeter (damaged in the Battle of Java Sea) and H.M.S. Pope warns against vaccine nationalism as Christians celebrate subdued Christmas. Damaged, the crew abandoned ship. CHATELAIN recovered 5 survivors including the Commanding Officer of the U-515, and the U.S.S. Later another Japanese ship came and pulled my grandfather and the rest of the men out of the water. out. HNLMS Witte de With was unable to recall her crew from shore leave in time to join their retreat to Ceylon. She engaged in maneuvers with the battleship divisions off Guantanamo Bayfrom 12 January until her return to Philadelphia 27 April. The survivors rescued became Prisoners Of War (POWs) including: S1c Joe Sam Sisk, 3565278 (POW, survived) Emory, TX After the battle, Pope managed to escape but was still being fired on by enemy cruisers chasing her. Pope was sank by the Japanese. It's a collection of pictures, information and links. Pope was heavily engaged in fighting in the Dutch East Indies in the early days of World War II. The survivors rescued became Prisoners Of War (POWs) including: PILLSBURY recovered 1 survivor. Pope was stationed off Swatow and Pehtaiho during 14 June – 19 August, observing the Japanese Navy en route to Swatow and the subsequent bombing and occupation of the city. My ship, the USS Pope, developed a bad leak in the hotwell (an evaporator to make fresh water, without which a ship cannot operate), and was unable to accompany the task force. In the evening of February 28, 1942 USS Pope and HMS Encounter escorting HMS Exeter departed Soerabaja on Java to escape from the Java Sea. Afterwards, Pope continued patrolling off the coast of China. She remained in this area until her return to Manila 12 October for the Neutrality Patrol off the Philippines. USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.She was the first ship named for John Pope.. Pope was laid down 9 September 1919 and launched 23 March 1920 from William Cramp and Sons; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Benson; and commissioned 27 October 1920 at Philadelphia, Commander Richard S. Galloway in command. Wartime History While many patriots are still gun-ho, many are plumb bone weary. USS Roper picks up 70 survivors of the American passenger ship City of New York that was torpedoed and sunk on 29 March 1943 by German U-boat U-160 40 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras in position 35°16'N, 74°25'W. NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File - Joe Sam Sisk Survivors of the USS Pope (DD 225), a World War I-era four-star destroyer, were also brought to the camp. Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? The U.S.S. Pope was laid down 9 September 1919 and launched 23 March 1920 from William Cramp & Sons; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Benson; and commissioned 27 October 1920 at Philadelphia, Commander Richard S. Galloway in command. After a refit, Pope departed 12 May for duty in the Pacific. [11][12] These survivors had been adrift for about 22 hours in rafts and life jackets, or clinging to floats, many coated in oil, and some blinded. As tensions in China heightened, Pope evacuated American civilians from Manchuria and later removed American nationals and U. S. Embassy staff to the Philippines. No ship or crew of the class was ever accused of committing war crimes or mistreating prisoners of war or other survivors … Sadly only 124 of the 151 men survived the Japanese prison camps. The U.S.S. During 1921 she alternated between her winter base at Charleston, South Carolina and her summer one at Newport, Rhode Island and escorted President Warren G. Harding to Plymouth, Massachusetts 30 July – 1 August. Fatigue. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Can you feel it? "Hello, I am a U.S. citizen and I am currently residing in Japan. Surviving that ordeal he went on to command several auxiliary and amphibious ships. - c1630 INAZUMA breaks off rescue. - 1343 ASHIGARA ordered Crudiv 5 to break off action and proceed to Kendari via Bandjermasin; Main Force will continue pursuit of the enemy destroyer (POPE - later sunk at 1540 south of Cape Puting). The Pope made it some way to the west before being attacked by Japanese dive bombers. "The planes were from the aircraft carrier RyÅ«jō, and if I remember correctly, the two seaplane tenders stationed near Bawean. USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that served during World War II. The Japanese rescued 151 survivors from the Pope along with most of the survivors from the Exeter and Encounter. The survivors from Pope were rescued by the Japanese two days later. According to the book Mr. Michel's War (an officer from Pope) and as far as I am aware from other extensive study, she received no direct hits whilst her crew were still on board. The Executive officer of the USS Pope had survived injury during the bombing of his ship and three days in the Java Sea alongside his men before they were picked up. It was only AFTER the crew got off that she started receiving the direct hits from the heavies coming up over the horizon. NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File - Joe Sam Sisk. Naval records from World War II. Thanks to this destroyer and other Japanese ships, Encounter only lost seven men and Exeter a surprisingly small number also. Pope was transferred to Division 59 of the Asiatic Fleet 6 May 1940, and resumed patrolling off China during 11 May – 24 June. As they sought to escape the three Allied ships fought four Japanese heavy cruisers and four destroyers throughout a fierce three-hour action, and they damaged a number of enemy ships. The POPE now arrived at the spot where the sub had sunk at 1515 and began the rescue of survivors. Japanese surface and air forces launched an attack the next morning, midway between the islands of Java and Borneo. After the surge of enthusiastic patriotism on Election Day followed by the gut punch of massive fraud on 11/4 and the stiff-upper-lip rallying-yet-afraid-to-hope-too-much during the month of November, many patriots are exhausted from the emotional roller-coaster. USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that served during World War II. During the naval battle of Balikpapan she made close-quarter torpedo and gun attacks which helped delay Japanese landings at Balikpapan and later in the Battle of Badung Strait she impeded the invasion of the island of Bali. extracts from voice radio log . Pope made visits to French Indochina in 1935 and in 1938, two visits to Japan in 1934 and 1935 and one to the Dutch East Indies in 1936. pope v ctg 21.12 investigate. PART I. and a 2007 TV programme.[16][17]. Thanks to Kevin Pope was initially placed in reduced commission at Philadelphia and assigned to Squadron 3, Division 39 of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was the first ship named for John Pope. The destroyer USS Whipple (DD-217) attempted to rescue as many survivors as possible, in between attacks on a Japanese submarine, but was forced to break-off the effort during the night. During the Second Battle of the Java Sea, Pope and HMS Encounter were directed to escort the severely damaged British cruiser HMS Exeter away from the action. She was the first ship named for John Pope. Unfortunately commercial salvage divers had discovered Pope previously and save for a skeleton, little now remains of her wreck. She engaged in maneuvers with the battleship divisions off Guantanamo Bay from 12 January until her return to Philadelphia 27 April. [3] In the evening of 28 February 1942, Exeter and the two destroyers left Soerabaja and proceeded north. However, they found that commercial salvage divers had discovered the shipwreck previously and had scrapped most of the vessel. So it was a combination of bombs (that slowed / stopped her), her own crew scuttling her (the only man to die on board was killed by shrapnel for the scuttling charge), and the big guns of the cruisers. Kevin This website is dedicated to all USS Pringle past crewmembers, survivors and their families. On March 1, 1942 approximately an hour after the sinking of the other two vessels, Pope was spotted by D3A Val dive bombers from RyÅ«jō that made dive bombing attacks that caused her to sink from several near misses that caused holes in the hull and bent the propeller shaft and caused a list to the port side. On 9 January 1942 Pope was one of five destroyers in an escort composed of the cruisers Boise and Marblehead, with the other destroyers Stewart, Bulmer, Parrott, and Barker departing from Darwin to Surabaya escorting the transport Bloemfontein. On March 1, 1942 during the Second Battle of the Java intercepted by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) CruDiv 5 sinking HMS Exeter and HMS Encounter. Also at Surabaya were the four U.S. destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 58 (DesRon 58), which had also withdrawn there from the battle, and USS Pope, which had been undergoing repairs. In all, she received 1,003 men and 63 officers, including Captain R. C. Davis, the lost cruiser's commanding officer. Pope returned to Manila in late June on neutrality duty and remained on station there until 11 December 1941, when she got underway for Balikpapan, Dutch East Indies. Pope together with H.M.S. Mickey Ganitch, a 101-year-old survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, holds a football statue he was given, in the living room of his home in San Leandro, Calif., Nov. 20, 2020. pope (de-134) with german u-515 . The USS Pope was left to screen the carrier, and as she was steaming more or less away from the attack area she got sound contact. Jennifer Watanabe (granddaughter of Joe Sam Sisk) After these men were pulled out of the water the Japanese soldiers seized their dog tags. 14 Apr 1942 On this day USS Roper (Lt.Cdr. Sinking History I don't know if you can help me or not but my grandfather and I were very close. The action was later the subject of several books and articles [13][14][15] On March 3, 1942 Inazuma rescued 151 survivors from USS Pope. Out of range, a Japanese spotter plane is not affected by the anti-aircraft fire coming from the allied ships. All the survivors (approx 600) were taken to Makassar with a short stop in Banjermassen (South Borneo) Shortly thereafter the Senior officers were sent to Japan (Zentsuji). Afterwards, participated in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. HMT Rohna Survivors. . uss chatelain recovered 5, uss pillsbury 1. total 43.-2-u.s.s. over. WW2 ship found after crew savaged in ‘history's worst shark attack’ during secret mission A WORLD WAR 2 shipwreck was found more than 70 years after disaster struck and … These survivors are presented here so they may be publicly recognized and acknowledged. 8 May 1942 God ’: Pope Francis preaches love for all at Christmas Mass. 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