Date13-Nov-1942
TypeSea Disaster
CountrySOLOMON ISLANDS
LocationOff Guadalcanal
ActivityAnti-Aircraft cruiser USS Atlanta (CL,-05) travelling in convoy after the Battle of Midway, encountered a Japanese flotilla (Battle of Guadalcanal) &, heavily damaged by gunfire, she was lost off Lunga Point. Victim was swimming when bitten.
InjuryInjured by sharks, but managed to swim ashore 6.5 hours later
VictimSam Hicks, a gunner, Male
SourceMemoirs of Sam Hicks
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