Dallace Devon Cable
US Navy, Seaman Apprentice
WW2
USS Quincy (CA-39)
Born 2/28/1926, Butler, TN (Thomas Levy Cable)
Deceased 08/10/1942 (17) MIA. Buried Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Purple Heart
Cable enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Quincy. The heavy cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Savo
Island off the coast of Guadalcanal. Seaman Wallace was one of the 370 crewmen listed as missing in action and given the Purple Heart. The Quincy was the first ship sunk in the area known as Iron bottom Sound. Seaman Cable was the youngest
of two brothers killed in WW2.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Savo_Island -
...When Mikawa's ships attacked the Allied southern force, the captains of all three U.S. northern force cruisers [ The Astoria, Quincy and Vincennes, New Orleans-class heavy cruisers with 27 8-inch guns and 24 5-inch low velocity guns] were asleep, with their ships steaming quietly at 10 knots (19 km/h).[11]: 40–47 Although crewmen on all three ships observed flares or gunfire from the battle south of Savo or else received Patterson's warning of threatening ships entering the area, it took some time for the crews to go from Condition II to full alert.[12]: 217–21 At 01:44, the Japanese cruisers began firing torpedoes at the northern force. At 01:50, they aimed powerful searchlights at the three northern cruisers and opened fire with their guns.[1]: 107
...Quincy had also seen the aircraft flares over the southern ships, received Patterson's warning, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Quincy's captain gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenryū, and was hit heavily and set afire. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chōkai's chart room 6 meters (20 ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found:When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6 km) on the port quarter. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan.
Quincy sank, bow first, at 02:38.[1]: 111–13
WW2
USS Quincy (CA-39)
Born 2/28/1926, Butler, TN (Thomas Levy Cable)
Deceased 08/10/1942 (17) MIA. Buried Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Purple Heart
Cable enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Quincy. The heavy cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Savo
Island off the coast of Guadalcanal. Seaman Wallace was one of the 370 crewmen listed as missing in action and given the Purple Heart. The Quincy was the first ship sunk in the area known as Iron bottom Sound. Seaman Cable was the youngest
of two brothers killed in WW2.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Savo_Island -
...When Mikawa's ships attacked the Allied southern force, the captains of all three U.S. northern force cruisers [ The Astoria, Quincy and Vincennes, New Orleans-class heavy cruisers with 27 8-inch guns and 24 5-inch low velocity guns] were asleep, with their ships steaming quietly at 10 knots (19 km/h).[11]: 40–47 Although crewmen on all three ships observed flares or gunfire from the battle south of Savo or else received Patterson's warning of threatening ships entering the area, it took some time for the crews to go from Condition II to full alert.[12]: 217–21 At 01:44, the Japanese cruisers began firing torpedoes at the northern force. At 01:50, they aimed powerful searchlights at the three northern cruisers and opened fire with their guns.[1]: 107
...Quincy had also seen the aircraft flares over the southern ships, received Patterson's warning, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Quincy's captain gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenryū, and was hit heavily and set afire. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chōkai's chart room 6 meters (20 ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found:When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6 km) on the port quarter. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan.
Quincy sank, bow first, at 02:38.[1]: 111–13
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