USS Seawolf SS-197 Honoring S1 Jack Edward Kenney
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KENNEY RESIDENCE 201 N EMILY STREET ANAHEIM CA
Feb 20 1942, East Center Street
Jack’s family home in Anaheim, CaliforniaRegistered in the Draft Board no. 170 at Orange#537 Walter Edward Kenney, was a pump repair
Man for the oil fields of which there were many inHuntington Beach, CA, at this time
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Kudla Koral Kenney baby Karla, husband S1 Jack Edward Kenney and niece Diane Quivey, 204 Flora Street, Santa Ana, CA, February 1944 3
Photo courtesy of Robert Mitchell whose grandfather J. W. Saint died aboard the USS Seawolf during WW II
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1939 LAUNCH
Photo courtesy of Robert Mitchell whose grandfather J. W. Saint died
aboard the USS Seawolf during WW II12
Albert Marion Bontier, Commander (Commanding Officer) of
the Seawolf (SS-197), at the time of her loss
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Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the torpedoing of six Japanese vessels
by the Seawolf's (SS-197) "Fearless Freddie" Warder" between February - April 1942
Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) 15
Richard M. Rowell (DE-403) anchored in San Pedro Bay off Samar Island, PI, Sep. 1945, less than one year after sinking the Seawolf (SS-197) by
accident. Location of the sinking.
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The Seawolf's (SS-197) crew firing her aft 20MM AA gun,
8 May 1944 after completing an overhaul at Hunters Point Navy Yard in
San Francisco, CA.
S1 Jack Edward Kenney firing the gun, who died with his shipmates when the submarine was sunk.
1922 - 1944
USN photo # 2820-44
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The following photos are a series of Seawolf (SS-197) submerging (bow view) and they are all dated 8 May 1944. I believe she had just completed overhaul at Hunters
Point Navy Yard in San Francisco and photos were taken during a test dive.The first photo shows her running on the surface.
USN photoS # 2810-44, 28-11 18
The patrol boat (former Momi class destroyer) HIJMS No.39 (ex - Tade) is shown sinking thorough Seawolf's (SS-197) periscope. She was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine Seawolf on 23 April 1943,
150 m NE off Yonaguni, Okinawa, (23 degrees 45' N, 122 degrees 45' E). USN Photo # 80-G-6728820
Stern view of
the Seawolf (SS-
197) underway off the
Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 7 March 1943
Official USN photo # NH 99551, from the
collections of the Naval Historical Center.
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Port side view of the Seawolf (SS-197) underway off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 7 March 1943.The two large
white objects (one high on the hill aft of the sail and other forward off Seawolf's bow are grounded barrage balloons.26
Seawolf (SS-197) off the Hunters Point Naval Drydocks, San Francisco, California, 9 May 1944, following overhaul. In less than 6 months the boat and all her crew would be K.I.A.
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The Los Angeles Times
(Los Angeles, California)29 Dec 1944, Fri • Page 4
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Seawolf (SS 197)
Seawolf (Lieutenant Commander A.M. Bontier) left Brisbane on 21 September
1944 beginning her 15th patrol, and arrived at Manus on 29 September. Leaving
Manus on the same day, Seawolf was directed to carry certain stores and Army
personnel to the east coast of Samar.
On 3 October Seawolf and Narwhal exchanged SJ [Surface search radar for
submarines] radar recognition signals at 0756. Later the same day an enemy
submarine attack was made at 2°-32'N, 129°-18'E, which resulted in the sinking of
U.S.S. Shelton (DE407). Since there were four friendly submarines in the vicinity
of this attack, they were directed to give their positions, and the other three did,
but Seawolf was not heard from. On 4 October, Seawolf again was directed to
report her position, and again she failed to.
U.S.S. Rowell (DE403) and an aircraft attacked a submarine in the vicinity of the
attack on Shelton, having at that time no knowledge of any friendly submarines in
the area, and it was thought that Seawolf must be held down by these
antisubmarine activities. It is possible that Seawolf was the submarine attacked.
The report from Rowell indicates that an apparently lethal attack was conducted in
conjunction with a plane which marked the spot with dye. Rowell established
sound contact on the submarine, which then sent long dashes and dots
whichRowell stated bore no resemblance to the existing recognition signals. After
one of the several hedgehog attacks a small amount of debris and a large air
bubble were seen. It has been established that the Japanese submarine RO-
41 sankShelton on 3 October, and was able to return to Japan.
In view of the above facts, and the fact that there is no attack listed in the
Japanese report of antisubmarine attacks which could account for the loss
of Seawolf, it is possible that Seawolf was sunk by friendly forces in an
antisubmarine attack on 3 October 1944, in the vicinity of 02°-32'N, 129°-18'E.
It is also possible that she was lost due to an operational casualty or as a result of
an unrecorded enemy attack.
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The Sinking of a Japanese shipDown goes Sagami Maru as out goes Seawolf (SS-197), chased by Zeros. Photo
bears out text "maru loading hemp can come to end of rope."38
Sargo Class Submarine: Laid down, 27 September 1938, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.; Launched, 15 August 1939; Commissioned, USS
Seawolf (SS-197), 1 December 1939; Final Disposition, while on 15th patrol, accidentally sunk by depth charge attack from Richard M. Rowell (DE-403),
3 October 1944, off Morotai, with loss of 100 lives; Struck from the Naval Register, 20 January 1945. Seawolf received 13 battle stars for World War II
service.
Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,400 t., Submerged: 2,350 t.; Length 310' 6" ; Beam 27' 1"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed, Surfaced 20 kts, Submerged 7.75
kts; Complement 5 Officers, 50 Enlisted; Maximum Depth Limit, 250'; Armament, eight 21" torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 deck gun, two .50 cal
machine guns, two .30 cal machine guns; Propulsion, diesel-electric engines, GE diesel engines, HP 5500, Fuel Capacity, 190,000 gals., GE motors, HP
2740, 252 battery cells. twin propellers.
SEAWOLF SHIPMATES IN ETERNAL REST - 1944
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Arnold Frank
Bargenquast
1914-1944
Gerald Edgar
Bekke
1922-1944
Robert Jordan
Bennett
1925-1944
Patrick Kenneth
Bergevin
1925-1944
Dallas Victor
Bolon
1923-1944
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Norman D. Coon
1922-1944
Marion Lee Asa
1919-1922
John Michael Astarita
1924-1944Edward Chapman
1919-1944
Pictured on right
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Lloyd Richard Balch
1914-1944
Francis Arden
Ballard
1916-1944
Jack Bannister
1921-1944
Albert Marion
Bontier
1913-1944
Wilfred Leslie
Cash
1917-1944
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Robert Leon
Cox
1917-1944
James Patrick Cunnally
1912-1944
Robert Floyd
Devitt
1923-1922
Paul Doane
1920-1944
Robert Nelson
Fixler
1925-1944
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Kenneth Judd
Flynn
1921-1944
Peter Franco
1918-1944
James (right) with his brother, Thomas
James Grimes
1901-1944
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William Thomas
Hadley
1921-1944
Charles H.
Hammill
1922-1944
John Gordon
Harris
1924-1944
Robert P.
Herbig
1923-1944
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Alfred Herman
Howard
1922-1944
James Everard
Johnson
1922-1944
Michael Jurinic
1921-1944
Charles Stanley
Krempa
1919-1944
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Alfred Eric
Kuehn
1921-1944
Chester Gelean
Lawson
1914-1944
Merton Hibbard
Leeman, Jr.
1924-1944
Gilbert Roland
Likert
1922-1944
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Carl Dean
Lynch
1920-1944
Dallas Leroy
Malone
1920-1922
George Franklin
Marston, Jr.
1921-1944
Charles Robert
Maus
1924-1944
Walter Glen
“Bud”
McCoy
1914-1944
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Forrest Samuel
Michael
1925-1944
George
Francis
Miller
1918-1944
Ralph Van Dorn
Miller
1918-1944
Richard
Lawrence
Miller
1925-1944
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Clinton Leroy
Nivison
1921-1944
Edward Francis
O’Brien, Jr.
1917-1944
Albert Francis
Page
1921-1944
Elmer Norman
Peterson
1918-1944
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Robert Thomas
Miller
1924-1944
Harold Edward
"Junior"
Mitchell
1925-1944
Edward Lyle
Morris
1922-1944
Joseph Albert
Morris
1924-1944
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George Gilbert
Nazay
1923-1944
Donald Joseph
Naze
1919-1944
Wasil Politylo
1919-1944
W. F. Reiland, Jr. (center) before
receiving his commission as
an officer
William Frederick
Reiland, Jr.
1920-1944
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Mahlon Richard
Riggle
1925-1944
Benjamin Franklin
Rogers
1912-1944
James William
Saint
1918-1944
Gerald Andrew
Steinecker
1923-1944
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Clarence Elias
Strausser
1923-1944
Edward John
Szendrey
1913-1944
William Hopkins
Underhill
1911-1944
John Van Andel
1914-1944
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Vernon Palmer
Wall
1922-1944
Thomas Wilson
Warren
1922-1944
David Bernard
Wyatt
1924-1944
Edward
Andrew Zuel
1922-1944
Robert
Porterfield
Young
1923-1944
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October 3, 1944, the USS Seawolf
(SS-197) was lost at sea. Eighty-three
U.S. Navy submariners and 17 U.S.
Army Alamo Scouts (being
transported to a mission) died. One of
those lost was Chief Motor Machinist’s
Mate Michael Paul Wiegenstein. The
family remembrance was held on the
70th anniversary of the loss of the
Seawolf.
John Brewen, one of Wiegenstein’s
nephews, said in a letter to many of
the other relatives: “The loss of Mike
left a void in our family and a wound
that never healed for our parents and
aunts and uncles. With all of his
siblings gone, it is now up to us, his
nieces and nephews, to remember the
brother our parents and aunts and
uncles loved and the sailor who
served his country. “As the greatest
generation fades, we should
remember the sacrifice made by Mike
and the service of all who served
during World War II.”
Michael Paul Wiegenstein1920-1944
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Naval Reserve I.D. Card for James W. Saint who want down with the Seawolf when she was
depth charged by the USS Rowell. James W. Saint was 6' 2+ inches in height.
Photos from the Family Archive of Robert D. Mitchell of his grandfather James W. Saint.
James Saint
James W. Saint1918-1944
James W. Saint (Left) Vernon Palmer Wall (right)64
On 28 December 1944, SEAWOLF was announced overdue from patrol and presumed lost.
She was struck from the Navy list on 20 January 1945.
Ts/SGT Emiliano A. Almero
LT(jg) Marion Lee Asa
S1 John Michael Astarita
EM1 Lloyd Richard Balch
GM2 Francis Arden Ballard
BK3 Jack Bannister
MoMM1 Arnold Frank Bargenquast
F1 William Berndt Beck
RMC Gerald Edgar Bekke
S1 Robert Jordan Bennett
S1 Patrick Kenneth Bergevin
F1 Dallas Victor Bolon
CDR (CO) Albert Marion Bontier
SGT George Batara Bueno
RM1 James Burdell Call
F1 James Purcell Carithers
EM3 Robert Jack Carnegie
MoMM3 Wilfred Leslie Cash
T/5 Amadeo C. Cendania (AKA Cedonia, O. C.)
MoMMC Edward Chapman
RT2 Norman D. Coon
YN1 Chester Mayo Copas
CAPT Howell S. Kopp
MoMM1 Charles Stanley Krempa
QM1 Alfred Eric Kuehn
TM2 Chester Gelean Lawson
S1 Merton Hibbard, Jr. Leeman
BM1 Gilbert Roland Likert
EM2 Carl Dean Lynch
TM2 Dallas Leroy Malone
TM2 George Franklin, Jr. Marston
SM2 Charles Robert Maus
MoMMC Walter Glen "Bud" McCoy
RM3 Forrest Samuel Michael
1st LT George Francis Miller
LT(jg) Ralph Van Dorn Miller
S2 Richard Lawrence Miller
TM2 Robert Thomas Miller
TM2 Lannie Tolbert, Jr. Mills
S2 Harold Edward Mitchell
FC2 Edward Lyle Morris
S1 Joseph Albert Morris
MoMM3 George Gilbert Nazay
TMC Donald Joseph Naze
EM1 George Melvin Needham
EM1 Clinton Leroy Nivison
LCDR Edward Francis, Jr. O'Brien
EM2 Albert Francis Page
MoMM1 Leonard Alton Page
1st SGT George E. Peralta
MoMM1 Elmer Norman Peterson
EM3 Wasil Politylo
SGT Emil L. Pugosa (AKA Pugose, Emil L., Pugase, E. L.)
Pfc Aquilino B. Ramos (AKA Ramos, O. B.)
ENS William Frederick, Jr. Reiland
MoMM1 Guy Benjamin Rhoads
TM2 Mahlon Richard Riggle
Pfc Juan F. Rimando
St2 Saturnino Rocaya
SGT Ireneo R. Rodriguez
RTC (COB) Benjamin Franklin Rogers
CCK Tomas Rosete
T/5 Ruperto R. Ruiz
TM2 John Colby Sadler
MoMM1 James William Saint (AKA W. Saint James)
F1 Gerald Andrew Steinecker
F1 Clarence Elias Strausser
LT(jg) Edward John Szendrey
Cpl Antonino B. Tria (AKA Fria, A. B.)
MoMM2 William Hopkins Underhill
ENS John Van Andel
MoMM1 Vernon Palmer Wall
TM2 Thomas Wilson Warren
MoMMC Michael Paul Wiegenstein
CWO Braynard L. Wise
S1 David Bernard Wyatt
EM3 Robert Porterfield Young
EM2 Edward Andrew Zuel
SC3 Wayne Houston Cotton
LT Robert Leon Cox
MoMM1 James Patrick Cunnally
MoMM2 Robert Floyd Devitt
LT Paul Doane
QM3 John Lewis Ewing
S1 Robert Nelson Fixler
EM1 Kenneth Judd Flynn
S/SGT Alberto C. Francisco (AKA Framisco, A.
C.)
MoMM2 Peter Franco
EM3 Lloyd George
QM2 James Grimes
PhMC William Thomas Hadley
S/SGT Charles H. Hammill
F1 John Gordon Harris
SGT Robert P. Herbig
TM2 Alfred Herman Howard
MoMM2 Roy Edward Huff
S/SGT Artemio I. Ibea
RM2 James Everard Johnson
SC1 Michael Jurinic
S1 Jack Edward Kenney (AKA Kennedy, J. E.)
Memorials
Seawolf received 13 battle stars for World War II service. She ranked fourteenth in
confirmed tonnage sunk (71,609 tons) and tied for seventh in confirmed ships sunk (with
USS Rasher and USS Trigger), according to the JANAC accounting postwar. The
contributions and sacrifices of Seawolf and her crew are officially commemorated in Seawolf Park, located on Pelican Island at Galveston, Texas
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Disgusted with the weather, the USS Seawolf turns southward towards the northern tip of Luzon. The weather continues to get worse and again the
Seawolf is forced to make a surface attack under abyssimal conditions. Later she aborted pursuit of a large Japanese convoy due to the weather, which
endured all the way back to port.
First patrol of the USS Seawolf, SS-197 based out of Manilla. Plagued by dreadful weather, visibility was down to approximately 250 yards due to heavy fog. After shadowing this Japanese merchant for almost 2 days in
hopes of fairer weather, the Seawolf opts for a surface attack.
Surfacing at dusk for some fresh air. The Seawolf had been plagued by aircraft while patrolling off the coast of Singapore.
Video Game design work
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http://www.pigboats.com/subs/197.htmlThe family of James. D. Saint
http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-seawolf-197.htmGoogle Searches
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08197.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWbiFB_OZIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4KmpdHUVsThe Koral, Kenney & Gabik families
ON ETERNAL PATROLKENNEY, Jack E, SEA1, 8779671, USNR, from California, USS Seawolf, location Netherlands East Indies, missing, date of loss October 3, 1944 (pm) + KENNEY, Jack E, Seaman First Class, 8779671, USN, from
California, Oct-45, Manila American Cemetery (bm)
I put this together for my family and in honor the memory and sacrifice of our Uncle Jack/Father/Grandpa/Great Grandfather - SI Jack Edward Kenney
And all who served aboard. Jack perished with his shipmates onboard the Seawolf SS-196 in 1944
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83113797
Resources:
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Jack Kenney was a beloved family man and an only child. He was born in Kansas to his parents Walter E. and Ruth Moriarity Kenney. He left behind his wife and infant daughter. He would have been very proud to have known that his family was loved again and we celebrate the two of the
most Incredible men our family could ever know. Kudla Koral Kenney married Lt. Col. George Joseph Gabik, who was a Patriot and served our nation proud. George is a Pearl Harbor Survivor, beloved grandfather and great grandfather. We are so proud of both of them.