The Officers and Men - Page 3

USS Liddle men on deck
Men on Deck at Gibraltar. 


USS Liddle
Manley transferred to brig
If you have to move from one ship to another at sea, this is how it is done!


The following photographs are courtesy of Ms. Inda Hoover, whose brother, William Bryant Graddy Jr., was killed in the attack on the Liddle.  I think this picture is probably the most historically significant Liddle picture I have ever seen, as 15 of the 26 people pictured were killed.  I would like to thank Ms. Hoover for the opportunity to show this important part of the Liddle’s history.


Men on deck of USS Liddle, APD-60.

Standing, left to right:
J.A. Murphy Lt. (jg); C. LaFollette CY; M.S. Lowman RdM2/c; J. Paradis SM1/c; J. D. Deane SM3/c; R.C. Teague RdM3/c; Perednia RM2/c; R. Bailey CQM; H.J. Beeftink RM3/c; Smith Y2/c; Hartman QM2/c; Carson S1/c; Graddy RM1/c; Purdy QM2/c; Bowman RT1/c; D.A. Russel RM3/c; Wildridge S1/c; Simcox SoM2/c; M.H. Hitchner RdM2/c; Frazier RM2/c; J. Gilbert Lt. (jg)

Kneeling, left to right:
E.A. Matyas RdM2/c; T. J. Daine S1/c; J.M. Perez Y2/c; C. Scavotto SoM2/c; E. Streit, SoM3/c

Names in bold were killed in the attack on 12/7/1944.



William Bryant Graddy, Jr., RM1/c
Killed in attack on USS Liddle 12/7/1944


J.A. Murphy, Lt. (jg) C. LaFollette, CY M.S. Lowman, RdM2/c J. Paradis, SM1/c J.D. Deane, SM3/c R.C. Teague, RdM3/c Perednia, RM2/c R. Bailey, CQM H.J. Beeftink, RM3/c Smith, Y2/c Hartman QM2/c Carson, S1/c Graddy RM1/c Purdy QM2/c Bowman, RT1/c D.A. Russel, RM3/c Wildridge, S1/c Simcox, SoM2/c M.H. Hitchner RdM2/c Frazier, RM2/c J. Gilbert, Lt. (jg) E.A. Matyas, RdM2/c T.J. Daine, S1/c J.M. Perez, Y2/c C. Scavotto, SoM2/c E. Streit, SoM3/c