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which made a hole "large enough to drive a train through" and set the ship on fire. Three crew members - one Navy Armed Guard and two
Merchant Marine - were killed, and 7 wounded, and 200 troops aboard were listed as killed, wounded or missing. The blaze was finally brought under control around
458:. Crawford volunteered for the forward gun crew which, acting in countless attacks for many days, by repulsing the enemy and bringing down many planes in 1944. He was killed by a
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Philippines. She was loaded with 600 men, 31 officers, and all their equipment and vehicles. While at the dock in Tacloban the ship was attacked from the air several times.
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Japanese aircraft, and for their efforts the men were commended by General
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was hit by two torpedoes, abandoned, and sank the next day.
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shot down two aircraft, but at around 1530 was struck by a
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287:for use against surfaced submarines, variety of
252:20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
618:"The "SS Marcus Daly" and The Merchant Marine"
16:World War II Liberty ship of the United States
8:
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425:Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon
419:On December 30, after repairs at Hollandia,
452:Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
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209:27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
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309:at their Permanente No.1 yard at
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348:. The aircraft were unloaded at
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342:United States Navy Armed Guards
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616:Lewis, Fred (November 2004).
586:"Arnold Hague Ports database"
227:2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
223:Triple-expansion steam engine
133:Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon
327:War Shipping Administration
244:(20 km/h; 13 mph)
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436:National City, California
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282:4 in (100 mm)
147:General characteristics
681:. 2008. Archived from
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446:Able Seaman on the SS
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498:"Liberty Cargo Ships"
219:Two oil-fired boilers
28:A Liberty ship at sea
311:Richmond, California
81:Richmond, California
560:"Liberty Ships (M)"
344:and 41 men of the
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163:Displacement
157:Liberty ship
114:24 July 1943
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438:, in 1968.
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421:Marcus Daly
403:Marcus Daly
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350:Finschhafen
87:Yard number
67:Marcus Daly
57:Marcus Daly
722:1943 ships
716:Categories
470:References
354:New Guinea
262:deadweight
214:Propulsion
127:Honors and
95:Way number
369:Hollandia
119:Completed
103:Laid down
679:usmm.org
460:Kamikaze
414:LCT-1075
408:kamikaze
396:SS
392:Mindanao
373:Tacloban
285:deck gun
277:Armament
257:Capacity
111:Launched
63:Namesake
358:Oro Bay
73:Builder
34:History
655:. 2006
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442:Awards
301:was a
171:Length
129:awards
689:8 May
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264:(DWT)
249:Range
242:knots
237:Speed
206:Draft
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