Paul Edward Hartlieb United States Merchant Marines WWII
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SERVICE DETAILS | |
NAME | Paul Edward Hartlieb | |
CITY | Delphos (St. Johns High School) |
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CASUALTY |
March 7, 1942 | |
WAR | WWII | |
SERVICE | U.S. Merchant Marines |
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SPECIALTY | Second Engineer |
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RANK | Merchant Seaman |
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UNIT | Merchant Ship Steel Age | |
DETAILS | Missing in action or lost at sea | |
The Merchant Marine is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Navy, but not a uniformed service, except in times of war when, in accordance with the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, mariners are considered military personnel. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law granting veteran status to merchant mariners who served in war. Prior to such legislation, they did not receive veteran's benefits. |
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Steel Age
American Steam merchant

Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2714
Name | Steel Age | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 6,188 tons | ||
Completed | 1920 - Federal Shipbuilding Co, Kearny NJ | ||
Owner | Isthmian SS Co, New York | ||
Homeport | New York | ||
Date of attack | 7 Mar 1942 | Nationality: ![]() |
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Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
Position | 6° 45'N, 53° 15'W - Grid EO 6625 | ||
Complement | 35 (34 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Calcutta (18 Jan) - Table Bay - Trinidad - New Orleans | ||
Cargo | Manganese ore | ||
History | Completed in February 1920 | ||
Notes on event |
At 03.20 hours on 7 March 1942 the unescorted and unarmed Steel Age (Master Ralph Jones) was hit on the starboard side by two G7a torpedoes from U-129 about 130 miles northeast of Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. The first torpedo hit amidships and the second between the #4 and #5 hatches, causing the ship to sink by the bow within two minutes. Eight officers and 25 crew members were lost. The sole survivor, an able seaman, jumped on a nearby life raft and was picked up by the U-boat after 20 minutes. He was landed at Lorient on 5 April and taken to the POW camp Marlag und Milag Nord near Bremen. |