This page is dedicated to the gallant Sailors of the USS STERETT (DD 407) who gave their lives during the Third Battle of Savo Island (Guadalcanal) on 13 November 1942 Sea1c Sea2c BM2c Sea1c F2c CTM SC3c Sea2c Sea2c Sea2c Sea1c Fc2 Fc2 GM2c Sea1c Sea1c Fc2 Sea1c Sea2c Sea1c Fc2 Sea2c RM3c Sea2c Cox Sea2c Sea2c Matt2c Sea2c Perry C. Flack Lloyd J. French Hubert T. Godecker (*) Harry H. Harm Edward S. Hazard George R. Jackson A. B. Klepacki L. J. Koproski Clifford W. Koss Kenneth L. Kreilick Matthew A. Kula H. G. LaChapelle Chester J. Lanczak Vernon R. E. Martin Arthur Normandie Carmen S. Perry Leo J. Pete Amos F. Pike R. D. Poschke J. E. Robinson Charles D. Ruth Dale R. Smith Joseph Smith Morris E. Smith Ronald G. Spaulding James P. Stapleton Joseph M. Tynan, Jr. W. S. Walker William J. White (*) Hubert Thomas Godecker jumped overboard and was never recovered. "By custom, a person was declared dead one year and a day after they went missing. His actual date of death is November 14, 1943." BM2 Godecker is buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Republic of the Philippines. The book Tin Can Sailor misidentifies James I. Grann, Jr. as MIA "M." Reference is James I. Grann III obituary who was born in 1946 to James I. Grann, Jr. and Lucille (Bowers) Grann. This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in or Register.
