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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Frank Lewis Murdock

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Mobile, Alabama

Honored By

The Murdock Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CAPTAIN. SERVED AS A MERCHANT SHIPMASTER FOR THE WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION AND SAW MANY ENEMY TORPEDOES. CAPTAINED THE SS ANDREW JACKSON, THE SS YAKA AND THE SS COLIN P. KELLY. THE SS ANDREW JACKSON WAS TORPEDOED BY GERMAN U-BOAT 84 ON JULY 12, 1942 AT 2112 SHIPS TIME 35 MILES NORTH OF VARADERO, CUBA. THE SS YAKA WAS TORPEDOED BY GERMAN U-BOAT 624 AT 0715 ON NOVEMBER 11, 1942 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC IN ROUTE FROM REYKJAVIK ICELAND TO HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. HE WAS SUNK TWICE IN THE SAME YEAR. HE WAS ALSO FIRST MATE OF MANY SHIPS PRIOR TO THE WAR. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE INVASION OF SICILY.