Rank and Name, Seaman First Class Louis Kacsandy Jr.
Unit/Placed in, USS Maddox (DD-622) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.
Louis is born approx. on 1921 in Ohio.
Father, Louis Kacsandy.
Born in Czechoslovakia.
Mother, Elisie Kacsandy.
Born in Hungary
Sister(s), Ella Kacsandy.
Brother(s), William Kacsandy.
Louis enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 6142861.
Louis was KIA when the USS Maddox on a Sub patrol for the Battle of Gela was attacked by a Junkers Ju 88 on 10 July 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Louis is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.ussmaddox.org/DD622.htm
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/622.htm
https://worldwartwoveterans.org/uss-maddox-dd622/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
The USS Maddox DD622 was commissioned on October 31, 1942, it was sunk by German air attack, on July 10, 1943, and it was struck August 19, 1943.
On June 8, 1943, the Maddox departed from Norfolk for Oran, Algeria, where it became a part of Task Force 81, to assault force for the Sicilian invasion. As the assault troops opened the Amphibious Battle of Gela on July 10, 1943. The Maddox was on antisubmarine patrol about 16 miles offshore, when it was attacked by a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber of KG 54. One of the bombs exploded on the Maddox’s aft magazine, causing the ship to roll over and sink within two minutes. Lieutenant Commander Sarsfield was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism displayed in supervising abandon ship. His action was responsible for saving the lives of 74 of the crew.