World War II Honoree

Edward Andrew Zuel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veteran

He was killed with the loss of 100 Officers and men including 17 U.S. Army personnel on board USS SEAWOLF (SS-197) on 03 October 1944 North of Morotai, between the Philippine Islands and Indonesia at coordinates 02° 32'N, 129° 18'E. Decorations: Purple Heart. SEAWOLF under the command of Lieutenant Commander A. L. 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. USS Rowell (DE-403) and an aircraft attacked a submarine on the morning of 3 October 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 which Rowell 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 is possible that Seawolf was sunk by friendly forces in an antisubmarine attack on 3 October 1944, or that she was lost due to an operational casualty.