Merchant Mariners killed on U.S. operated ships during World War II
Last name begins with "R"

Home - home address of designated next of kin, not necessarily the person's home town.

BWI=British West Indies
PI=Philippine Islands
PR=Ruerto Rico
VI=Virgin Islands
NWI=Netherlands West Indies

NatCem - American Battle Monuments Commission National Cemetery

A.B.=Able-Bodied Seaman
O.S.=Ordinary Seaman
F/W=Fireman/Watertender
Bosun=Boatswain

There are many inconsistencies in spelling, home towns, etc. among our sources. We include other spellings in brackets.

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Last First Ship Date Position Home Age
Raap Carl Anton Herman Cherokee 06/15/42 Utility Bronx NY Unknown
Rabinowitz Laser [Lazar] Cherokee 06/15/42 Waiter Jamaica NY Unknown
Race George Robert Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 Engine Cadet Schenectady NY Unknown
Race James John A. Johnson 10/30/44 Messman San Francisco CA 33
Radcliffe Carl Lewis Robin Goodfellow 07/25/44 A.B. Wadesboro NC 32
Radel Robert Fleming Topa Topa 08/29/42 Messman Escanaba MI Unknown
Rader Alfred Buried Manila NatCem 07/02/45 Unknown CA Unknown
Rader LeRoy Robert Norlavore 02/24/42 O.S. Allentown PA Unknown
Radigan John E. Pan Atlantic 07/06/42 A.B. Fitchburg MA Unknown
Rados John Eugene Logan Victory 04/06/45 3rd Engineer San Pedro CA Unknown
Radosh John Joseph J. N. Pew 02/21/42 Pumpman Trafford PA 19
Radtke Frank F. Buried North Africa NatCem 02/13/42 Unknown CA Unknown
Radzik Andrew Halo 05/20/42 A.B. Fall River MA Unknown
Radziwiller Bernard John A. Poor 03/19/44 A.B. Philadelphia PA Unknown
Rafferty Charles H. John Morgan 06/01/43 2nd Mate Unknown Unknown
Raftopolos Spiro Broad Arrow 01/09/43 Oiler [Pumpman] New York NY Unknown
Rahe Clifford William Dan Beard 12/10/44 Cook Dayton KY Unknown
Rainwaters Walter Elber Henry B. Plant 02/06/45 O.S. Lewisburg KY Unknown
Raitt Eugene Francis Meriwether Lewis 03/02/43 O.S. Sag Harbor NY Unknown
Ramirez Esteban Castilla 06/06/42 Steward Unknown Unknown
Ramirez Lorenzo Louise Lykes 01/09/43 Messman Providence RI Unknown
Ramirez Roberto Robin Hood 04/15/42 O.S. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Ramos Alberto John Morgan 06/01/43 Utility Unknown Unknown
Ramos Alfredo Chenango 04/20/42 Coal Passer Brooklyn NY 23
Ramos Guillerns Comol Rico 04/04/42 F/W Central Aguirre PR Unknown
Ramos Joseph Nickolas Jr. Gurney E. Newlin 10/29/42 Messman New Bedford MA Unknown
Rampley Billie Cornett Calvin Coolidge 01/15/45 Deck Maint. Silverton TX Unknown
Ramsey Edward City of Atlanta 01/19/42 Coal Passer Savannah GA Unknown
Randall James Louis Edward B. Dudley 04/10/43 2nd Engineer Fort Meyers FL Unknown
Randall Robert Patterson Astral 12/02/41 A.B. New York NY Unknown
Randich Louis Atlantic Sun 02/17/43 Quartermaster [A.B.] Astoria NY Unknown
Randleman Charles Columbus William C. McTarnahan 05/16/42 Messman Newport News VA 30
Rank Dean Oscar City of Alma 06/02/42 Wiper Indianapolis IN Unknown
Rankin William C. I. C. White 09/27/41 Oiler USA Unknown
Ransher Robert Chris Melville E. Stone 11/24/43 Chief Mate Hermosa Beach CA Unknown
Raoul James Anthony Joseph M. Cudahy 05/05/42 Cook Marcus Hook PA Unknown
Rapchak Steve Alcoa Pilgrim 05/28/42 Utility Mobile AL Unknown
Rappaport David Walter John D. Gill 03/12/42 1st Engineer Philadelphia PA Unknown
Rasche William Jr. John Bell 08/27/43 Oiler Milwaukee WI Unknown
Raskin Arthur Aaron McDowell 12/16/43 Galleyman Stevens Point WI Unknown
Rasmussen Albert Unknown Unknown Unknown Freeport NY Unknown
Rasmussen Alfred Hans Chenango 04/20/42 Master USA 37
Rasmussen Andrew Martin Jr. Cities Service Empire 02/22/42 A.B. Tilton NH Unknown
Rasmussen Kai J. H. Senior 08/19/43 3rd Engineer DENMARK 28
Rasmussen Paul Hugo Syros 05/26/42 Chief Mate New Orleans LA Unknown
Rasmussen Robert Larsen Louisiana 08/17/42 Bosun Brooklyn NY Unknown
Ratal Joseph Mariana 03/05/42 2nd Engineer Newark NJ Unknown
Rauen John Frederick John Straub 04/19/44 2nd Engineer Seattle WA 29
Rauk Arkadi Charles Henderson 04/09/45 Oiler Unknown Unknown
Rauo Kare Villiam J. Stone Street 09/13/42 Engineer Vikna Norway 23
Ravella [Rovella] Louis J. Firethorn 10/07/42 Deck Cadet Philadelphia PA 19
Rawls Early H. Cities Service Toledo 06/12/42 3rd Mate Columbus GA Unknown
Ray Ernest B. Jack 05/27/42 2nd Engineer La Crescenta CA Unknown
Ray Louis Joseph Robert Gray 04/22/43 O.S. Detroit MI Unknown
Ray Norman A. Maiden Creek 12/31/42 2nd Mate Unknown Unknown
Rayco Luciano Gedoquio Rosario 02/21/43 A.B. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Raymond Richard Thornton Dorchester 02/03/43 Steward New York NY Unknown
Raymond Vincent West Ivis 01/26/42 Oiler Charlestown SC Unknown
Raynard Stanley William Esso Williamsburg 09/23/42 Steward New York NY [Tusket NS Canada] Unknown
Rayner Louis Eugene Dorchester 02/03/43 Chief Mate New Canaan CT Unknown
Rea John Andrew John Drayton 04/21/43 Oiler Bronx NY Unknown
Read Harry Edwin John Straub 04/19/44 Oiler Issaquah WA 28
Reade Gerald W. Gen. Richard Arnold (USAT) 01/08/42 Fireman Somerville MA Unknown
Reade Leon Wilson Massmar 07/05/42 Chief Engineer Dundalk MD Unknown
Ready Reuben R. Gulfbelle II 10/21/43 O.S. Lawrence County AL 22
Reagan Wren Joseph Carrabulle 05/26/42 A.B. New Orleans LA Unknown
Reardon Maurice Joseph Mary Luckenbach 09/13/42 O.S. Brooklyn NY 19
Recio Carl R. P. Resor 02/28/42 Wiper Scranton PA Unknown
Record Richard Marion James Oglethorpe 03/16/43 Engine Cadet Oklahoma City OK Unknown
Redden Orville Wilson Robert Gray 04/22/43 Messman Pocomoke City MD Unknown
Redwine Ruben Luther Robert C. Tuttle 06/15/42 2nd Engineer Port Arthur TX Unknown
Reeb Vernon William H. Welch 02/26/44 Utility Unknown Unknown
Reece James Thomas Buried North Africa NatCem 01/17/43 Unknown NC Unknown
Reed Clyde Jr. James Oglethorpe 03/16/43 Wiper Savannah GA Unknown
Reed Edward Smith Naeco 03/23/42 Chief Mate Staten Island NY 40
Reed George Putnam Jr. Naeco 03/23/42 O.S. Portland ME Unknown
Reed Holloway William William C. Gorgas 03/11/43 A.B. Mobile AL Unknown
Reed Howard Lawrence J. N. Pew 02/21/42 2nd Engineer Eunice LA Unknown
Reed Knute Soreldoc 02/28/45 3rd Engineer Faere Norway 39
Reed Owen Harvey William King 09/18/44 Master Dorchester MA Unknown
Reed Sterling Franklin David McKelvey 05/14/42 A.B. Charleston WV Unknown
Reed Wallace Lewis L. Dyche 01/04/45 Utility Plaquamine LA 25
Reeder Hasker William Cities Service Empire 02/22/42 A.B. Celina TN Unknown
Reeves George Edward Yorkmar 10/09/43 Carpenter Paris France Unknown
Reeves Harry N. Gen. Richard Arnold (USAT) 01/08/42 Deckhand New London CT Unknown
Reeves James Thomas Cities Service Empire 02/22/42 A.B. Newton MS Unknown
Reeves John William Ruth Lykes 05/16/42 A.B. Galveston TX 63
Reeves Odell William C. McTarnahan 05/16/42 Oiler New Orleans LA Unknown
Rega Victor Michael West Lashaway 08/30/42 F/W Brooklyn NY Unknown
Regan Charles Edwin Timothy Pickering 07/13/43 O.S. Boston MA Unknown
Rego Jose Heredia 05/19/42 Oiler Coruna Spain Unknown
Regolizio Gregory George East Indian 11/03/42 Oiler South Boston MA Unknown
Reguiro Andres Norlavore 02/24/42 Oiler New York NY Unknown
Rehm Erwin Richard West Portal 02/05/43 1st Engineer Marshfield OR Unknown
Reibin John Cold Harbor 06/14/42 Jr. 3rd Engineer Benito Man Canada Unknown
Reich Douglas Sebley Lammot Dupont 04/23/42 F/W Brooklyn NY Unknown
Reicker Lawrence Allen Swiftsure/Zaandam 11/02/42 2nd Engineer Gulfport MS Unknown
Reid Abraham Franklin W. E. Hutton 03/18/42 Messman Port Arthur TX Unknown
Reid Jack G. Benjamin Brewster 07/09/42 Oiler Oklahoma City OK Unknown
Reid John Hobert Astral 12/02/41 Messman Cullman AL Unknown
Reid Percy A. John Morgan 06/01/43 Deck Engineer Unknown Unknown
Reid Robert W. President Coolidge 10/25/42 F/W Monterey CA Unknown
Reid William Marvin City of Atlanta 01/19/42 A.B. Cleveland OH Unknown

Reierson [Reiderson] Leonard Albert Rochester 01/30/42 Oiler Brooklyn NY Unknown
Reil William J. Jr. Jack 05/27/42 Oiler Brooklyn NY Unknown
Reilly Gerard Francis Puerto Rican 03/09/43 A.B. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Reilly John Pan Royal 02/09/43 O.S. Unknown Unknown
Reilly John John Harvey 12/02/43 Chief Mate Springfield Gardens NY 51
Reilly Joseph L. P. Buried North Africa NatCem 09/23/43 Unknown PA Unknown
Reilly Richard Philip Esso Williamsburg 09/23/42 A.B. Sayville NY Unknown
Reina Bernardo Estaban Coamo 12/09/42 Storekeeper Santurce PR Unknown
Reinertsen Kaare Johan Unknown Unknown Unknown Snandefjord Norway Unknown
Reinle Ludwig Murfreesboro 02/26/44 3rd Engineer Unknown Unknown
Reinosa Ignacio Dorchester 02/03/43 Utility Santurce PR Unknown
Reip Charles Joseph Barbara 03/07/42 O.S. Baltimore MD Unknown
Reitan Rolf Grane Charles C. Pinckney 01/28/43 F/W Minneapolis MN Unknown
Reite Petter Leon Bold Venture [former Danish Alssund] 10/16/41 Bosun Heroy NORWAY Unknown
Remick Lincoln Davis Sumner I. Kimball 01/16/44 A.B. Boston MA Unknown
Rendle John Mackay Donerail [former Danish Nordhval] 12/09/41 Purser Wellington New Zealand 26
Rengifo Segundo Pompoon 11/12/43 F/W Colombia 32
Renna Samuel A. Buried Normandy NatCem 03/23/43 Unknown MA Unknown
Rensema John Gulfpenn 05/13/42 F/W New York NY Unknown
Renshaw Herbert Victor Robin Goodfellow 07/25/44 Bosun Jackson Heights NY Unknown
Renton Ira Jack 05/27/42 Wiper New York NY Unknown
Reser Paul Jean Nicolet 07/02/44 Messman New Lebanon OH 23
Resland John Montana 06/01/43 Messman Unknown Unknown
Respess Mellin Edwin Thomas McKean/Onondaga 07/23/42 Master Baltimore MD Unknown
Reuss Herman William R. W. Gallagher 07/13/42 A.B. Staten Island NY 30
Revell James E. Buried Honolulu NatCem Unknown Unknown VA Unknown
Revoli Paul Stanvac Melbourne 04/11/42 A.B. USA Unknown
Rex Robert M. Buried Sicily-Rome NatCem 04/28/44 Unknown MI Unknown
Rey Antonio Catahoula 04/05/42 F/W Havana Cuba Unknown
Rey Jesus Fernandez Unknown Unknown Unknown Havana Cuba Unknown
Rey Lino Buried Honolulu NatCem 03/21/45 Unknown Spain Unknown
Rey Manuel Carneiro Eugene V. R. Thayer 04/09/42 Pumpman Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rey N. P. Unknown Unknown Unknown Versailles Cuba Unknown
Reyes Cirinco [Ciriaco] Altair 11/21/43 Cook Unknown Unknown
Reyes Salvador Avilo Alexander Majors 11/12/44 Cook Pleasanton CA Unknown
Reynes Antonio Don Isidro 02/19/42 3rd Engineer Unknown Unknown
Reynolds Alfred Coamo 12/09/42 Jr. Engineer Brooklyn NY Unknown
Unknown Unknown St. Lawrence Victory 03/25/47 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Reynolds Hayes Seibert Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 Oiler Superior WI Unknown
Reynolds Jack Earl Tachira 07/12/42 F/W Newport PA Unknown
Reynolds John J. Buried Cambridge NatCem 03/21/44 Unknown RI Unknown
Reynolds John [Jack] Vincent Acme 03/17/42 1st Engineer Flushing NY [St. Albans NY] Unknown
Reynolds Monroe Hyres Cities Service Empire 02/22/42 Deck Maint. Jacksonville FL [Port Arthur TX] Unknown
Reynolds Oren Valencia Barbara 03/07/42 3rd Engineer Blakely GA Unknown
Reynolds William Ramapo 02/16/42 F/W Ireland 28
Rezniak [Reznick Reznik] Stanley L. C. J. Barkdull 01/10/43 A.B. Baltimore MD Unknown
Rhead William J. Merrimack 06/09/42 O.S. Unknown Unknown
Rhodes Cecil Alliston City of New York 03/29/42 Utility Cambridge MA Unknown
Rhodes Herbert James William C. Gorgas 03/11/43 Messman Jacksonville FL Unknown
Rice Granville Davis Sicilien 06/07/42 Chief Engineer Watertown MA Unknown
Richard John Fletcher Louisiana 08/17/42 A.B. Manhasset NY 29
Richards George C. Buried North Africa NatCem 12/25/43 Unknown PA Unknown
Richards Harry Examelia/Zaandam 11/02/42 Messman New York NY Unknown
Richards Hobart Hickman Esso Williamsburg 09/23/42 Jr. Engineer Houston TX Unknown
Richardson Burville Lee Joseph M. Cudahy 05/05/42 3rd Engineer Norfolk VA Unknown
Richardson Charles Albert Quaker City 05/18/42 Workaway Hightstown NJ Unknown
Richardson Elmer Dewitt Oakmar 03/20/42 Messman Mobile AL Unknown
Richardson Smithman Cardiff Francis Asbury 12/03/44 2nd Engineer Baltimore MD Unknown
Richardson William George Otho 04/03/42 Chief Engineer Woodside NY Unknown
Richey John Andrew Pan New York 10/29/42 Pumpman Sentinel OK Unknown
Richmond Oscar Virginia 05/13/42 Pumpman Chester PA Unknown
Richter Spencer Ivan Munger T. Ball 05/04/42 Radio Officer Little Rock AR 20
Ricks Joseph Horace Buried Rhone NatCem 05/06/45 Unknown VA Unknown
Riddle Harry Edwin Sunoil 04/05/43 Wiper Norristown PA Unknown
Riddle William Jasper Carrabulle 05/26/42 F/W New Orleans LA 58
Riddock Stanley Pompoon 11/12/43 Cook Honduras 24
Rideout David Lovell Louise Lykes 01/09/43 A.B. Madison WI Unknown
Rider Morris W. E. Hutton 03/18/42 Cook Oberlin LA Unknown
Riescher Percy Elias Acme 03/17/42 F/W Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rietveld Ferdinand Chenango 04/20/42 Oiler Belgium 47
Riggs L.D. Montana 06/01/43 Master Unknown Unknown
Riisoen Olaf San Blas 06/16/42 Bosun Bergen Norway 41

Riley Frank Louis Menominee 03/31/42 Oiler Glens Falls NY Unknown
Riley James Oklahoma 04/08/42 Messman New York NY Unknown
Riley John Charles Pennsylvania Sun 07/15/42 A.B. Marcus Hook PA Unknown
Ring Jonathan Philander Frances Salman 01/18/42 Radio Officer Wilton NH 30
Rios Francisco Creepo Cities Service Empire 02/22/42 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rios Rafael Angel Puerto Rican 03/09/43 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rios Tomas John A. Poor 03/19/44 Oiler Bronx NY Unknown
Ripley William Cecil Jr. Syros 05/26/42 A.B. Susan VA Unknown
Rippy Jack Edward Jack Carnes 08/30/42 Messman Columbia SC Unknown
Riquelme Florencio Broad Arrow 01/09/43 Cook Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rissane Thomas T. Arthur Middleton 01/01/43 Messman Unknown Unknown
Risso Joseph Edward Gulfamerica 04/16/42 A.B. San Francisco CA Unknown
Ritchie John M. Friar Rock 01/13/42 3rd Engineer Verdun Que Canada 56
Ritner Harry Norton Tamaulipas 04/09/42 Bosun Galveston TX Unknown
Ritter Darrel Mark Henry Knox 06/16/43 F/W St. Joseph MO 20
Ritter James Archibald Dorchester 02/03/43 Chief Engineer Miami FL Unknown
Rivera Alberto Gonzales Cyrus H. McCormick 04/18/45 Oiler New York NY Unknown
Rivera Carlos Buried Cambridge NatCem 09/01/42 Unknown PR Unknown
Rivera Felipe Cherokee 06/15/42 O.S. San Juan PR Unknown
Rivera Jaime Laureano Irenee Dupont 03/17/43 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rivera Joaquin City of Alma 06/02/42 F/W Rio Grande PR Unknown
Rivera Jose Antonio Coamo 12/09/42 F/W Cayey PR Unknown
Rivera Manuel Rosario 02/21/43 Messman San Juan PR Unknown
Rivera Mateo Coamo 12/09/42 Utility New York NY Unknown
Rivera Pedro Felipe Tillie Lykes 06/15/42 F/W New York NY Unknown
Rivera Rafael Ramirez William C. Gorgas/HMS Harvester 03/11/43 3rd Mate Mayaguez PR 21
Rivera Robert Murfreesboro 02/26/44 Wiper Unknown Unknown
Rivera Sebastian Coamo 12/09/42 Oiler New York NY Unknown
Rivers Norman Charles C. Pinckney 01/28/43 O.S. Cincinnatus NY Unknown
Rivers Simeon Pete Federal 04/30/42 Messman Providence RI Unknown
Rivet Howard Stanley Alamar/Massmar 07/05/42 Oiler Philadelphia PA Unknown
Rivette Charles Oklahoma 04/08/42 O.S. Leonville LA [Port Arthur TX] 20
Rizzo Joseph Edward James McKay 12/08/42 A.B. Belmont MA Unknown
Rizzuti Leonard Vincent R. P. Resor 02/28/42 Oiler Richmond CA Unknown
Roach Floyd Walter Jean Nicolet 07/02/44 2nd Engineer Park City UT 27
Roach John J. Daniel Chester French 03/06/44 A.B. Medford MA Unknown
Robaczewski Alexander West Ivis 01/26/42 Deck Engineer Lynn MA Unknown
Robb Paul Edward John Burke 12/28/44 Deck Engineer Seattle WA 25
Robbestad Olav Martin Azalea City 02/21/42 3rd Mate San Pedro CA [Stavanger Norway] 32
Robbins Raymond Lawson W. D. Anderson 02/22/42 Oiler Whitestone VA Unknown
Robbins William Vernon Jacksonville 08/30/44 Wiper Pittsburgh PA Unknown
Robelo Norberto Coamo 12/09/42 Waiter New York NY Unknown
Roberson James Wideman Jack Carnes 08/30/42 Steward Greenville SC Unknown
Roberson Richard D. E. A. Bryan 07/17/44 A.B. Daly City CA Unknown
Robert Jose M. Buried North Africa NatCem 11/20/42 Unknown PR Unknown
Roberts Daniel Jesse Heredia 05/19/42 O.S. New Orleans LA Unknown
Roberts David John Nathaniel Hawthorne 11/07/42 3rd Mate Oakland CA Unknown
Roberts Frank Vern Eugene V. R. Thayer 04/09/42 O.S. San Francisco CA Unknown
Roberts Fred E. Cape Trafalgar Buried Honolulu NatCem 08/29/44 Chief Electrician CA Unknown
Roberts George W. Buried North Africa NatCem 10/17/40 Unknown PA Unknown
Roberts Harry Cassimir 02/26/42 1st Pumpman Picayune MS 42
Roberts Henry Ambrose President Harrison-Died Japanese POW Unknown Steward Harrison NY Unknown
Roberts John Truman Joseph M. Cudahy 05/05/42 Oiler Houston TX Unknown
Roberts Leslie V. Lewis L. Dyche 01/04/45 Messman Brighton Australia Unknown
Roberts Melvin E. Dorchester 02/03/43 Cook New York NY Unknown
Roberts William James Benjamin Brewster 07/09/42 Wiper Houston TX Unknown
Robertson Charles Malcolm John Winthrop 09/24/42 Master Liverpool England Unknown
Robertson Everett William Cherokee 06/15/42 Chief Engineer South Jacksonville FL Unknown
Robertson John Clifton W. D. Anderson 02/22/42 Oiler Palmer VA Unknown
Robertson Louis Lloyd Puerto Rican 03/09/43 Messman New York NY Unknown
Robichaud Edmond John [Edmund] Nashaba 02/26/45 2nd Mate Lawrence MA Unknown
Robillard Marcel Bateau [former Italian Euro] 03/29/42 Fireman Coalpasser North Sydney, NS Canada 20
Robin Pablo John Winthrop 09/24/42 Cook New York NY Unknown
Robins Bernard Dowing Muskogee 03/17/42 2nd Engineer Birds Nest VA Unknown
Robins George Dorchester 02/03/43 Steward New York NY Unknown
Robinson Alfred Henry Samuel Heintzelman 07/09/43 Oiler Alton IL Unknown
Robinson Charles Buried North Africa NatCem 09/20/43 Unknown NY Unknown
Robinson George S. Buried Honolulu NatCem 06/28/42 Unknown CA Unknown
Robinson Henry Menominee 03/31/42 F/W Philadelphia PA Unknown
Robinson Ivan Mary Luckenbach 09/13/42 Messman Brooklyn NY Unknown
Robinson Nicholas N. Gen. Richard Arnold (USAT) 01/08/42 Fireman Niantic CT Unknown
Robinson [Robison] Sam A. J. Pinckney Henderson 08/19/43 A.B. Unknown 25
Robinson Will Sicilien 06/07/42 Cook New Orleans LA Unknown
Robisch Franz Theodore David H. Atwater 04/02/42 3rd Mate New York NY Unknown
Robison James L. Buried Manila NatCem 01/28/46 Unknown Canada Unknown
Robles Damasco Pillory 06/05/44 Coal Passer Fajardo PR 40
Robles Pablo Coamo 12/09/42 F/W New York NY Unknown
Robuck Frank Boleslaw Bloody Marsh 07/02/43 Oiler Newark NJ Unknown
Roby George Clinton Venore 01/23/42 Wiper Chicago IL Unknown
Roccanti Edward J. USAT ST-674 10/30/44 1st Engineer Worcester MA 23
Rocchio Dominico Joseph Louisiana 08/17/42 Deck Maint. Oceanside NY Unknown
Rocco Frank Meriwether Lewis 03/02/43 Deck Engineer Chicago IL Unknown
Roche John Francis Charles Henderson 04/09/45 Radio Officer Boston MA 26
Rockwell George H. [M.] USAT LT-371 11/17/44 1st Engineer Unknown Unknown
Rode Fred Robin Goodfellow 07/25/44 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rodenas Toribio Joseph Wheeler 12/02/43 Deck Engineer New York NY 36
Rodgers Marion Edwin Yorkmar 10/09/43 Oiler East Palestine OH Unknown
Rodman Bernard Leo Arcata 07/14/42 A.B. Hobart OK 45
Rodner William Lafayette Gulftrade 03/10/42 Oiler Fords NJ Unknown

Rodrigues Alexander Ohioan 05/08/42 Messman Honolulu HI Unknown
Rodrigues Ernest John Winthrop 09/24/42 Cook Honolulu HI Unknown
Rodrigues Luis Halo 05/20/42 Steward New York NY Unknown
Rodriguez Angel Manuel Major Wheeler 02/06/42 F/W Santurce PR Unknown
Rodriguez Antonio Cherokee 06/15/42 Oiler New York NY Unknown
Rodriguez Benito Cynthia Olson 12/07/41 F/W Unknown Unknown
Rodriguez Carlos Chenango 04/20/42 O.S. New York NY 19
Rodriguez Dionisio San Blas 06/16/42 Refrig. Engr. Spain 46
Rodriguez E. A. Unknown Unknown Unknown Cienfuegos Cuba Unknown
Rodriguez Frank Steel Age 03/07/42 F/W Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rodriguez German Meriwether Lewis 03/02/43 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rodriguez Joaquin City of New York 03/29/42 Steward New York NY Unknown
Rodriguez Jose Amapala 05/15/42 F/W Spain Unknown
Rodriguez Jose Johnstown 06/05/42 Messman Brazil Unknown
Rodriguez Juan Francisco L. J. Drake 06/05/42 Storekeeper New York NY Unknown
Rodriguez Julio Otho 04/03/42 F/W Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rodriguez Manuel Otho 04/03/42 Oiler Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rodriguez Manuel East Indian 11/03/42 Messman Bronx NY Unknown
Rodriguez Manuel Pompoon 11/12/43 1st Engineer Spain 42
Rodriguez Manuel Yuson Angelina 10/17/42 A.B. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rodriguez Pedro Vasgues Meriwether Lewis 03/02/43 Bosun Mayaguez PR Unknown
Rodriguez Salvador Steel Navigator 10/19/42 Messman Goa India Unknown
Rodriguez Santiago Mariana 03/05/42 Coal Passer San Juan PR Unknown
Rodrique [Rodrigue] Harrison Joseph Jonathan Sturges 02/24/43 Deck Engineer New Orleans LA Unknown
Rodriquez Santos Coamo 12/09/42 Utility New York NY Unknown
Roemer George Herman Lake Osweya 02/20/42 Chief Cook Marcus Hook PA Unknown
Roest Ingvald Donerail [former Danish Nordhval] 12/09/41 Bosun Trondheim NORWAY 50
Roffey George John Morgan 06/01/43 3rd Engineer Unknown Unknown
Rogers Abel Lammot Dupont 04/23/42 A.B. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rogers Burton David H. Atwater 04/02/42 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rogers Charles J. Caddo 11/23/42 Jr. 3rd Engineer Unknown Unknown
Rogers Frank Stevens Topa Topa 08/29/42 A.B. Weymouth MA Unknown
Rogers John Francis Henry Bacon 02/23/45 O.S. Unknown 16
Rogers John L. Ruth 06/29/42 A.B. Vienna GA Unknown
Rogers John Madden H. D. Collier 03/13/44 A.B. Los Angeles CA Unknown
Rojas Antonio Cherokee 06/15/42 Waiter Bronx NY Unknown
Rojas Candelaria Barbara 03/07/42 Waiter San Juan PR Unknown
Rokstad Johan Bernard Olsen Colabee 03/12/42 2nd Mate Brooklyn NY [Haugesund Norway] 56
Rolli Vasco Daniel Chester French 03/06/44 2nd Cook Richmond Hill NY Unknown
Roman Andres Pita Velma Lykes 06/04/42 F/W Norfolk VA Unknown
Roman Manuel Ramos Elizabeth Kellogg 11/23/43 A.B. Camuy PR Unknown
Roman Victor William H. Welch 02/26/44 Utility Unknown Unknown
Rome Lee Joseph Delmundo 08/13/42 2nd Engineer New Orleans LA Unknown
Romer Virgilio Augusto Coamo 12/09/42 Watchman Brooklyn NY Unknown
Romero Arsenio Macalinao Penelope Barker 01/25/44 Chief Cook New York NY Unknown
Romero Francisco Bernal Buried Manila NatCem 11/10/45 Unknown Spain Unknown
Romero George Munger T. Ball 05/04/42 Messman Port Arthur TX 16
Romero Hilario Bushrod Washington 09/15/43 F/W Port-of-Spain Trinidad BWI Unknown
Romero Jesus Angelina 10/17/42 O.S. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Romero Leonardo Losado Stephen Hopkins 10/08/42 Utility PI 32
Romero Manuel Luaces Lammot Dupont 04/23/42 Deck Engineer Coruna Spain Unknown
Romero Pablo San Blas 06/16/42 A.B. Honduras 20
Romine Lesley Murfreesboro 02/26/44 1st Engineer Unknown Unknown
Rooker David Forrester Unknown Unknown Unknown Chicago IL Unknown
Ropose James George Joseph M. Cudahy 05/05/42 F/W Johnstown PA Unknown
Rorby [Rørby] P. Montana [Paula] 09/11/41 O.S. DENMARK 19
Rorie John Buxton Jr. Joseph Wheeler 12/02/43 O.S. Monroe NC 21
Rosado Domingo Harry Luckenbach 03/17/43 Messman New York NY Unknown
Rosario Felix Angelina 10/17/42 Oiler Cayey PR Unknown
Rosario Lorenzo Elias Dorchester 02/03/43 Utility New York NY Unknown
Rosario Ralph Albert Coamo 12/09/42 Butcher Catano PR Unknown
Rosario Virgillo Barbara 03/07/42 Waiter Puerta de Tierra PR Unknown
Rose Arthur Trovis Major Wheeler 02/06/42 Messman North Cambridge MA Unknown
Rose Gilberto Garcia Unknown Unknown Unknown Attleboro MA Unknown
Rose James Lloyd Delisle 05/04/42 F/W Moundsville WV Unknown
Rose John Perry Jr. Broad Arrow 01/09/43 3rd Mate New Bedford MA Unknown
Rose Louis Atlantic Sun 02/17/43 F/W Chester PA Unknown
Rose Orie George Esso Gettysburg 06/10/43 Wiper Orlando FL Unknown
Roseberry William John Merrimack 06/09/42 A.B. Kenmore NY Unknown
Rosenblatt William Caddo 11/23/42 Radio Officer Beaumont TX Unknown
Rosenbloom Jay R. Charles Henderson 04/09/45 Deck Cadet Unknown Unknown
Rosenburg Carl Arthur Middleton 01/01/43 Utility Unknown Unknown
Roseveare Herschell Guy H. D. Collier 03/13/44 3rd Engineer San Jose CA Unknown
Roshcaln George Rudolph Illinois 06/02/42 Chief Mate Portland OR Unknown
Ross Carl Gordon Robert Gray 04/22/43 Messman Aurora IN Unknown
Ross Isidro Angelina 10/17/42 A.B. Puerta de Tierra PR Unknown
Ross Richard Alcoa Pilgrim 05/28/42 Messman Morton MS Unknown
Ross Wallis Singurd Friar Rock 01/13/42 2nd Cook Goteborg Sweden 21
Rossman George Henry Dan Beard 12/10/44 F/W Grinnel IA Unknown
Roth Joseph Alton Paul Hamilton 04/20/44 Cook New Orleans LA Unknown
Roth William Roberts Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 Oiler Solon OH Unknown
Roti Peter Wilhelm Wichita 09/19/42 A.B. New Orleans LA Unknown
Rotmans Burton H. Gulfland 10/21/43 1st Engineer Rochester NY 45
Rotzall Raymond Gulfland 10/21/43 A.B. Unknown Unknown
Rouchion [Roucheron] Samuel Alfonse Angelina 10/17/42 Messman Whistler AL 21
Rountree Avant City of Atlanta 01/19/42 A.B. Tampa FL Unknown
Roux Leon Jules West Ivis 01/26/42 Radio Officer San Francisco CA Unknown
Rovelo Marco Soto John L. Motley 12/02/43 A.B. Comayaguela Honduras Unknown
Rovere Thomas James H. D. Collier 03/13/44 A.B. San Francisco CA Unknown
Rowan Robert Sylvester John Burke 12/28/44 3rd Mate Oakland CA 34
Rowding Donald J. Sunoco 01/02/45 2nd Engineer Unknown Unknown
Rowe Roy E. Nevada 12/16/43 O.S. Unknown Unknown
Rowe Russell Joseph Malantic 03/09/43 A.B. Chelsea MA Unknown
Rowe William Riley Rawleigh Warner 06/23/42 F/W Port Arthur TX 49
Rowlands H. Bateau [former Italian Euro] 03/29/42 Fireman Unknown Unknown
Rowley James Volney James Sprunt 03/10/43 Deck Cadet Little Neck NY 20
Rowzie John Buried Honolulu NatCem 03/17/41 Unknown DC Unknown
Roy Richard Henry W. E. Hutton 03/18/42 Wiper Nederland TX Unknown
Roye James Mary Luckenbach 09/13/42 Cook Brooklyn NY Unknown
Roza Teunis Bateau 03/29/42 4th Engineer Hollis NY [St. Albans NY] 33
Rozenfeld Julio Thomas Ruffin 03/09/43 Oiler [Wiper] Pernambuco Brazil Unknown
Rubin Howard Benjamin Louise Lykes 01/09/43 A.B. St. Louis MO Unknown
Rubin Michael Hastings 02/23/43 Wiper Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rubinoff William James McKay 12/08/42 A.B. Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rubio Mariano Angelina 10/17/42 F/W Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rucanas George Silver Sword 09/20/42 Oiler Athens Greece Unknown
Rucinski Joseph Buried Netherlands NatCem 10/12/45 Unknown DE Unknown
Rudt Walter Charles C. Pinckney 01/28/43 3rd Mate Brooklyn NY Unknown
Rueda John Anne Hutchinson 10/26/42 Oiler Sunnyvale CA Unknown
Ruediger Leonhard Flora MacDonald 05/30/43 Bosun Martinsville NJ Unknown
Ruf Fritz Pompoon 11/12/43 Chief Steward Switzerland Unknown
Ruffin Charles Mariana 03/05/42 Coal Passer Mayport FL Unknown
Ruiz Dionisio R. Susana 10/13/42 Radio Officer Unknown Unknown
Ruiz Enrique Steel Age 03/07/42 Messman New York NY Unknown
Ruiz Jose Tillie Lykes 06/15/42 Wiper Havana Cuba Unknown
Ruiz Pablo J. S. Unknown Unknown Unknown Santos Suarez Cuba Unknown
Ruley Burtney Jackson Lake Osweya 02/20/42 Steward Chicago IL Unknown
Runstad Hans Ohioan 05/08/42 A.B. Petersburg AK Unknown
Rusch Willy Cherokee 06/15/42 Utility New York NY Unknown
Russ William M. USAT Maurine 04/02/43 O.S. Unknown Unknown
Russell Lawrence Albert Ruth 06/29/42 Radio Officer Corpus Christi TX Unknown
Russell Wilbur Waylon Gulftrade 03/10/42 O.S. Wilmington NC Unknown
Rusty George William H. Welch 02/26/44 Utility Unknown Unknown
Rutan George Morris Jean Nicolet 07/02/44 3rd Mate Albany CA 23
Rutherford David Carroll W. E. Hutton 03/18/42 O.S. Port Arthur TX Unknown
Rutherford Mack William C. Gorgas 03/11/43 Cook Grove OK Unknown
Ruthven [Rutheven] John Clifford David McKelvey 05/14/42 A.B. Everett WA Unknown
Rutledge Albert Edward Henry L. Abbott Buried Manila NatCem 05/01/45 3rd Engineer Toppenish WA Unknown
Rutz Rudolph August Stephen Hopkins 09/27/42 Chief Engineer Butte MT 33
Ryan Chester L. Buried Honolulu NatCem 08/03/42 Unknown OH Unknown
Ryan Harold Patrick Friar Rock 01/13/42 F/W Buctouche NB Canada 21
Ryan J. Longtaker [Sessa] 08/17/41 O.S. London Great Britain 20
Ryan James Vincent Malantic 03/09/43 Messman Bronx NY Unknown
Ryan Joseph Absaroka 12/24/41 A.B. Los Angeles CA Unknown
Ryan Joseph Allan Jackson 01/19/42 Messman Detroit MI Unknown
Ryan Leo Ebb 07/28/42 A.B. Unknown Unknown
Ryan Milton Elwood Wichita 09/19/42 Wiper New Orleans LA Unknown
Ryan Stephen John Texan 03/11/42 Steward New Orleans LA Unknown
Ryan Thomas D. Cassimir 02/26/42 A.B. Unknown 42
Ryberg Aksel Valther Henry Montana [former Danish Paula] 09/11/41 Wiper DENMARK 38
Ryder Leo Ebb 07/28/42 A.B. Dorchester MA Unknown
Ryder Osswald Oklahoma 04/08/42 Messman Villa Platte LA 21

 

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