IN MEMORIAM

93rd Naval Construction Battalion


June 10, 1944: (Green Islands) 5 die in dynamite blast 

Frank Sanchez 
Mancel William Simmons 
Joseph Henry Sowa 
John Dalton (David John) Walters ¹*
Lorn ²* 

Oct. 6, 1944: (Green Islands) apparantly natural causes
Andrew Zorn Jr. ³*

Nov. 26, 1944: (San Antonio, Samar) 
Charles Lawrence Curtis: struck by stray enemy shell 

April 11, 1945: (Guiuan, Philippines) 
Donald Edward Shackelford: killed in Himy crew blasting in Philippines 

Many of those who were buried on the remote Pacific Isnands were later transferred to Punchbowl National Cemetery in Hawaii.  A Seabee Memorial is currently being planned for the cemetery. http://www.hnn.navy.mil/Archives/010126/seabeemem_0126.htm

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1. The Roster in the 93rd's cruise book, Pacific Duty. lists John Dalton Walters. However the Memorial page has David John Walters.  

2. Bob Conner's Diary lists the fifth victim of the dynamite blast as "Lorn."  There is no listing for Lorn in the Roster or on the Memorial page.  However Bob mentions that only four bodies were recovered and buried and that the fifth will probably be listed as missing. Lorn's omission from the roster is not unusual.  Several of our memoirs are from men who are not in the Roster.  Upon arriving in the Pacific Islands, Bob includes Lorn in a list of men who have been removed from the Battalion.  He may have returned later.

3. Andrew Zorn is listed on the Memorial page. The photo of his grave from Sam Lindberg clearly shows 10-6-44.  A geneology website for his family gives the Philippines as his place of death, however the 93rd was still on Nissan on Oct. 6.