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PALMER, Lynn Ransom - Date of
birth
10 January 1907 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
Z-398552 -
Rank
Merchant Seaman -
Function
unknown -
Unit
United States Merchant Marine
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Awards
Mariner´s Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
North Atlantic
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lynn R. Palmer (father)
Agnes M. (Kearney) Palmer (mother)
Marjorie E. Palmer (sister)
Irene (Young) Palmer (wife)
More information
SS Henry Bacon departed in convoy from Murmansk, Russia bound for Gourock, Scotland carrying ballast and nineteen Norwegian refugees. The ship was torpedoed by enemy bombers and sank in the waters of the North Atlantic. It was the last Allied ship lost to German aircraft.His picture was taken in 1925.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://ny.findacase.com, WWII Draft Card, MaritimeQuest.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Application for Seaman Protection Certificate 1925