congressional medal of honor winner rufus g. herring - USS Landing ...

1103—Received shell of undetermined size on theport side 40 mm with casualties unknown.1104—Received a shell of undetermined size onthe starboard side of the conning tower withunknown number of casualties.1130—Hove to on port side of DMS while theysent a small boat with one doctor and severalcorpsmen to give medical assistance.1135—Got underway at one third speed proceedingto the port quarter of the USS Terror (CM-5).1200—1600—Moored to the port quarter of theUSS Terror (CM-5) at which time several doctorsand corpsmen came aboard to assist in transferringthe injured and dead aboard that ship.1530—Cast off from Terror various courses andspeeds proceeding to the northeast end of IowaJima. A check found that twenty men were killedand eight were wounded including the Captain,LTGJ Rufus Geddie Herring.J. J. Mittleman, LTJG, USNR NavigatorDeck Log, USS Terror (GM-5):1238—USS LCI(G) 449 moored to port quarterhaving sustained severe damage while engagedin supporting underwater demolition team landingon Iwo Jima.1346—Received aboard the following woundedpersonnel from LCI(G) 449: LTJG R. G. Herring(186240); LTJG R. J. Duvall (256813); ENS D.J.Cromer (391636); Vollendorf, W.M., QM2c;Johnson, R. L., StM1c; Wilcox, W.E.S1c; Lewis, A.T.,SM3c; Holtby, R.W., S1c; Kepner, C. H., SC2c;Hallett, B.H., S1c; Fisher, J.M.,GM2c; Witt,L.G., S1c;Forschler, G.M.,Jr., BM2c; Banko, C.F.,GM3c;Reagen, A. (n) Jr., GM3c; Sless,L.J.,S1c; Griffin, J.D.,Jr., S2c; Park, C.F.,SM3c.1400—Received aboard the following men killedin action aboard LCI(G) 449: LTJG Byron C.Yarbrough (236947); ENS Frederick Cooper, Jr(392489); ENS William G.Corkins (392126);Bozarth, Lawrence, S1c; Flook, John T., S2c;Goodin, Bruce (n) S1c; Hoffman, Clarence J., S1c;Hudson, William H. S1c; Minnick, Robert R., S2c;Owens, Ralph (n) GM3c; Paglia, Lareto F.,S1c;Schoenleben, Howard W., GM3c; Tominac, William(n) GM3c; Trotter, Glenn H.,S1c; Vogel,Charles E.Jr.,S1c; Walton, Frederic F. S1c; Young, Leroy (n)S1c; Yates, Lee C., USNR (sic); McGrath, Leo,PhoM3c.1524—LCI(G) 449 underway.1630—Park, Carl F.,8750612, from USS LCI(G) 449died from wounds received in action.1836—Held burial service for the following menkilled in action this date: (as per previous KIA list).1947—Owens, Ralph, GM3c, 834-91-54, from USSLCI(G) 449 died from wounds received in action.18 February 1945:0942—Buried Owens, Ralph, GM3c, 834-91-50,USNR, from LCI(G) 449 who died as a result ofwounds received in action 17 February 1945.H. W. Blakeslee, CDR, USNCommandingAnd with this telling of the men killed and woundedaboard USS LCI 449, we close this portion of the decklog and action reports of the Gunboats at Iwo Jima.We will complete the account in the next issue.20