U.S. Navy Armed Guard World War II casualties Last name begins with "D"

U.S. Navy Armed Guard Killed and Wounded on U.S. and foreign ships during World War II
Last name begins with "D"

*An asterisk after a name indicates U.S. Navy personnel listed as killed aboard ship, but from our sources we cannot distinguish with certainty which ones were Armed Guard. There may be others than those indicated.

SS Dorchester -- 27 Navy men killed, of those 11 were Armed Guard
SS Henry R. Mallory -- 100 Navy men killed, of those 15 were Armed Guard

Date of Death
The date given below is the date of attack resulting in the casualty. According to official Navy procedure, if there was no body recovered, the person was presumed dead 1-year-plus-1-day after the ship was due at its destination. In some cases, the date listed below was based on postwar German records. Our sources sometimes disagree on the date, usually only by one or two days.

The graves of most Armed Guard and Merchant Marine victims of torpedoes, bombs, and kamikazes, are marked only by the ocean waves. May they rest in peace!

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Armed Guard Killed Armed Guard Wounded

Last First Ship Date Rank Home Age

Dafin Dan Paul Hamilton 04/20/44 S1c MD

Daggs Harold F. James Oglethorpe 03/17/43 S1c Terra Haute IN 22

Dambrosia Michael Joseph John Carter Rose 10/08/42 S2c East Jaffrey NH

Daniels Alfred E. Jonathan Sturges 02/23/43 S1c IA

Daniels Bruce B. Pillory 06/05/44 S1c MA

Daperasky Walter Joseph Massmar 07/05/42 S2c MI

Dastrup Marvin A. Lewis L. Dyche 01/04/45 S1c NV

Daugherty Vernon A. Jeremiah Van Rennselaer 02/02/43 S1c MO

Daugherty Alonzo Wichita 09/19/42 S2c TN

Daugherty James P. William C. Gorgas 03/10/43 S1c KY

Davault James Beal Cities Service Toledo 06/12/42 S1c KS

Davis Everett Merlin Angelina 10/17/42 BM2c IL

Davis Walter C. Coamo (USAT) 12/09/42 Cox. MD

Davis Blaine James Commercial Trader 09/16/42 S2c OH

Davis Shearon C. John Burke 12/28/44 GM3c NE

Davis Thomas C. John L. Motley 12/02/43 GM3c DE

Davis Paul H. Oklahoma 03/28/45 GM2c AL

Davis Henry L. Pan Pennsylvania 04/16/44 S1c MA

Davis* Harold E. Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 S2c KY

Dawson John W. Oklahoma 03/28/45 S1c MD

Dean Hallock W. Gurney E. Newlin 10/27/42 GM3c Tampa FL

Dean Odell C. Rosario 02/21/43 SM3C TX

Dean Carl Carsen Arthur Middleton 01/01/43 S1c KS

Dearmond Velton L. L. J. Drake 06/05/42 Cox.

Dearwester Kenneth Wayne Chickasaw City/Zaandam 10/07/42 S1c IL

Deaton Ellsworth T. Lewis L. Dyche 01/04/45 S1c MT

Decker Peter Chickasaw City/Zaandam 10/07/42 S1c NE

Decker Lester P. Esso Gettysburg 06/10/43 S1c NC

DeCosta Jack John Winthrop 09/24/42 BM2c Chicago IL 32-33

Dees Worth Orbia Scapa Flow 11/14/42 S1c FL

Defina Joseph Paul Chickasaw City/Zaandam 10/07/42 S1c MI

Defrancisco John James Oglethorpe 03/17/43 S1c IL

Degenhart Edward V. Oklahoma 03/28/45 GM2c IL

Degrasso Michael William C. Gorgas 03/10/43 S1c NY

Deischer Paul C. Pillory 06/05/44 S1c PA

Dejournett Homer Stanvac Manila 05/23/43 S1c MO

Delesline George C. Henry B. Plant 02/06/45 GM3c FL

Delisa John Anthony Jr. Puerto Rican 03/09/43 S1c Rosebank NY

Della Dewey Caddo 11/23/42 S1c PA

Delmonte Victor E. Fort Lee 11/02/44 S1c Rochester NY

Demant Fred R. Logan Victory 04/06/45 GM3c NY

Demarest George W. J. H. Senior 08/19/43 S1c NJ

Demars Peter Oral Stephen Hopkins (GSA) 09/27/42 S2c Babbitt NV

Dembinski Loepold William C. Gorgas 03/10/43 S1c OH

Demboski Michael J. Sumner I. Kimball 01/16/44 RM3c PA

Demers Maurice J. James Oglethorpe 03/17/43 S1c MA

Dempsey Paul Sullvan Caddo 11/23/42 S1c MA

Dennis William D. H. D. Collier 03/13/44 S1c IL

Dentinger Gordon P. Charles C. Pinckney 01/27/43 Cox. MN

Denton Charles F. Atlantic Sun 02/15/43 S1c MO

Deproperty Michael F. Robert Gray 04/23/43 S1c NY

Derbyshire Ernest John Caddo 11/23/42 S1c NY

Deridder John Robert Gray 04/23/43 S1c NY

Deschenes Paul Joseph Caddo 11/23/42 S2c Waterbury CT

Deseve Joseph Millinocket 06/17/42 GM3c NY

Desmarais Philip Joseph John Harvey 12/02/43 S1c NH

Deters Luke H. Andrea F. Luckenbach 03/10/43 S1c MO

Dettlaff Eugene J. Coamo (USAT) 12/09/42 S2c WI

Devine Carl Buial Joseph Wheeler 12/02/43 S1c KY

Devins Thomas Vincent Caddo 11/23/42 S2c NY

Deweese Richard Charles Castilla 06/06/42 S2c NC

Diagosto Patrick J. Pan Pennsylvania 04/16/44 S1c PA

Dias Mark A. Winkler 02/23/43 S1c MA

Dickson Edward G. Elihu Yale 02/15/44 S1c

Dierolf Robert F. Theodore Dwight Weld 09/20/43 S1c MI

Digiantommaso* Thomas J. Dorchester 02/03/43 SM2C MA

Dillmore Wilbur A. Jr. Challenger 05/17/42 S2c WV

Dingethal Robert E. Meriwether Lewis 03/02/43 BM2c NJ

Dingle Edward A. Jr. Sunoil 04/04/43 S1c PA

Disbrow George W. Elizabeth Kellogg 11/23/43 S1c NY

Disiena Donato Daniel Chester French 03/07/44 S1c NY

Dixon Carl P. Atlantic Sun 02/15/43 Cox. OH

Dixon Roma J. Richard Bland 03/10/43 S1c VA

Dixon* John J. Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 S1c PA

Dobbins John C. Andrea F. Luckenbach 03/10/43 S1c IN

Dobie James Walter Pan Atlantic 07/06/42 S2c MN

Doland James Albert John Harvey 12/02/43 Cox. NJ

Dolberg Harry L. John Burke 12/28/44 S1c NE

Domonkos Michael Jr. Benjamin Brewster 07/09/42 AS PA

Donaghue* Robert A. Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 S1c PA

Donahue David L. Jacksonville 08/30/44 SM3C NY

Donnelly Harold E. West Portal 02/05/43 S1c NY

Donovan Joseph Andrew Examiner 03/19/43 S1c MA

Doran Raymond W. Charles C. Pinckney 01/27/43 S1c IL

Dorazio Dominick J. James L. Ackerson 09/26/44 S1c

Dorn John H. William C. Gorgas 03/10/43 S1c NJ

Dorris Roy C. Jr. Mambi 05/13/43 S1c AR

Dorsey Iverson Francis John Winthrop 09/24/42 S1c WV

Doster Roy L. Louise Lykes 01/09/43 S2c GA

Doty Howard F.? Robin Goodfellow 07/25/44 S1c NY

Dounetos Michael John John Harvey 12/02/43 GM3c RI

Downs Roscius I. Jr. Jacksonville 08/30/44 Ltjg NJ

Doyle Lawrence William Scapa Flow 11/14/42 S1c WA

Dragan Joseph Michael Joseph Wheeler 12/02/43 GM3c South Norwalk CT

Drain Elmer E. William C. Gorgas 03/10/43 S1c NE

Draskovich William C. Robin Goodfellow 07/25/44 S1c PA

Drew Claude A. Jr. Robert Gray 04/23/43 S1c NY

Drexler John Paul Joseph Wheeler 12/02/43 S1c PA

Dreyer Kenneth P. James Oglethorpe 03/17/43 S1c IN

Dreyer Benjamin Meriwether Lewis 03/02/43 Ens. NY

Driscoll William Gerard John Harvey 12/02/43 S1c MA

Driskell Raymond W. Henry B. Plant 02/06/45 S1c

Drummond Bowdoin Mears Heredia 05/19/42 Cox. VA [Baltimore MD]

Drvall Walter C. Coamo (USAT) 12/09/42 S2c OH

Dryer William H. American Leader/Junyo Maru 09/18/44 Ltjg AL

Duboise Ollie M. Mambi 05/13/43 S1c AL

Duckett Kenneth R. Connecticut 04/23/42 AS MO

Dugan Albert Massmar 07/05/42 S2c

Dugan* Richard D. Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 Ens. NY

Dumas Herman C. Fort Lee 11/02/44 S1c Spencer LA

Dunajewski Michael Pan New York 10/29/42 BM2c MI

Dundas Peter D. Daniel Chester French 03/07/44 SM3C NJ

Dunleavy Gerard Anthony J. H. Senior 08/19/43 S1c Bridgeport CT 18

Dunn Roy M. Oklahoma 03/28/45 S1c SC

Dunn Clyde Lee Scapa Flow 11/14/42 S2c GA

Dupree Richard K. Lewis L. Dyche 01/04/45 S1c TX

Durante Falco J. Malantic 03/09/43 S1c NY

Durbin Joseph Sumner I. Kimball 01/16/44 S1c PA

Durocher Arthur J. Francis Asbury 12/03/44 S1c Marquette MI 29

Dutton Everett J. H. D. Collier 03/13/44 S1c KS

Duwel* [Duwell] Edward C. Henry R. Mallory 02/07/43 S1c Harrison OH

Armed Guard Wounded

Last First Ship Date Rank Home Age

D'Agostino Albert Robert L. Vann 03/01/45 GM3c

Dagenais George J. Minotaur 01/09/43 S1c

Dale Edwin M. Alice F. Palmer 07/10/43 BM1

Daniels Benjamin Charles Buchanan 11/12/42 S2c

Daniels James Leroy Timothy Pickering 07/14/43 GM3c

Daniels John Thomas Samuel Griffin 05/19/43 S1c

Davis Don L. Colin P. Kelly Jr. 07/10/43 S1c

Davis Henry Dean Samuel Griffin 05/19/43 GM3c

Davis Jessie Phillip Josiah Bartlett 05/19/43 GM2c

Davis John S. Unknown ship 06/01/44 GM3c

Davis Otis E. Thomas Nelson 11/12/44 GM3c

Day Julian Bunday Jr. Esso Gettysburg 06/10/43 S1c

Deaton Frank Kemp P. Battle 08/15/44 GM3c

Debaun Garnett C. Richard Bland 03/10/43 S1c

Debenedetto Anthony Tarleton Brown 08/16/44 S1c

Delfon Norman P. Lawton B. Evans 08/17/43 GM3c

Dellacalce William J. James W. Marshall 08/13/43 S1c

Demers Walter D. Hobart Baker 12/29/44 S1c

Demeurisse Albert M. Samuel Griffin 05/19/43 S1c

Dennis Calvin M. Leda 11/03/42 RM3c

Denofrio Michael J. Benjamin Brewster 07/09/42 AS

Dentremont Howard A. Blue Jacket 12/16/43 S1c

Depaola Frederick Harold William C. Gorgas 03/10/43 S1c

Dierksen Robert F. Samuel Johnston 05/19/43 GM2c

Dimock Harld W. Henry S. Lane 06/13/44 S1c

Dinan John J. Lyman Abbott 12/02/43 RM3c

Diorio Frank Pal William W. Gerhard 08/04/43 S1c

Dipaolo Joseph Albert Alcoa Prospector 07/05/43 S1c

Dito Frank F. Arthur Sewall 12/29/44 S1c

Dixon Eddie Lee Keystone 03/13/43 S1c

Dixon Louis S. Blue Jacket 12/16/43 S2c

Dixon Paul Robert Louis Stevenson 11/18/44 S1c

Dobbins Russell E. Leda 11/03/42 S2c

Doby? Paul E. Shoemaker 12/16/44 S1c

Dominick Joseph J. Nashaba 02/26/45 S1c

Donaldson James William W. Gerhard 08/01/43 S1c

Doran Thomas J. Jr. Nortun (Norway) 03/20/43 S1c

Dougherty Paul T. William Clark 11/04/42 S2c

Downs Edward George J. A. Mowinckel 07/15/42 S1c

Dryden Robert F. Tjisadane (Netherlands) 05/11/45 S2c

Dufek James J. Gilbert Stuart 11/17/44 S2c

Dugan Joseph John Samuel Griffin 05/19/43 S1c

Duke Julian A. Scapa Flow 11/14/42 S1c

Dunlap Max R. John A. Treutlen 06/29/44 S1c

Dunn John F. Paul Luckenbach 09/22/42 S2c

Dunn Marion R. Gus W. Darnell 11/23/44 S1c

Dunn Robert B. Anne Hutchinson 10/26/42 S2c

Durham James A. John A. Treutlen 06/29/44 S1c

Dutremble Alfred James R. Randall 07/13/43 Cox.

Duvall Junior Molly Pitcher 03/17/43 S1c

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Last	First	Ship	Date	Rank	Home	Age
Dafin	Dan	Paul Hamilton	04/20/44	S1c	MD
Daggs	Harold F.	James Oglethorpe	03/17/43	S1c	Terra Haute IN	22
Dambrosia	Michael Joseph	John Carter Rose	10/08/42	S2c	East Jaffrey NH
Daniels	Alfred E.	Jonathan Sturges	02/23/43	S1c	IA
Daniels	Bruce B.	Pillory	06/05/44	S1c	MA
Daperasky	Walter Joseph	Massmar	07/05/42	S2c	MI
Dastrup	Marvin A.	Lewis L. Dyche	01/04/45	S1c	NV
Daugherty	Vernon A.	Jeremiah Van Rennselaer	02/02/43	S1c	MO
Daugherty	Alonzo	Wichita	09/19/42	S2c	TN
Daugherty	James P.	William C. Gorgas	03/10/43	S1c	KY
Davault	James Beal	Cities Service Toledo	06/12/42	S1c	KS
Davis	Everett Merlin	Angelina	10/17/42	BM2c	IL
Davis	Walter C.	Coamo (USAT)	12/09/42	Cox.	MD
Davis	Blaine James	Commercial Trader	09/16/42	S2c	OH
Davis	Shearon C.	John Burke	12/28/44	GM3c	NE
Davis	Thomas C.	John L. Motley	12/02/43	GM3c	DE
Davis	Paul H.	Oklahoma	03/28/45	GM2c	AL
Davis	Henry L.	Pan Pennsylvania	04/16/44	S1c	MA
Davis*	Harold E.	Henry R. Mallory	02/07/43	S2c	KY
Dawson	John W.	Oklahoma	03/28/45	S1c	MD
Dean	Hallock W.	Gurney E. Newlin	10/27/42	GM3c	Tampa FL
Dean	Odell C.	Rosario	02/21/43	SM3C	TX
Dean	Carl Carsen	Arthur Middleton	01/01/43	S1c	KS
Dearmond	Velton L.	L. J. Drake	06/05/42	Cox.
Dearwester	Kenneth Wayne	Chickasaw City/Zaandam	10/07/42	S1c	IL
Deaton	Ellsworth T.	Lewis L. Dyche	01/04/45	S1c	MT
Decker	Peter	Chickasaw City/Zaandam	10/07/42	S1c	NE
Decker	Lester P.	Esso Gettysburg	06/10/43	S1c	NC
DeCosta	Jack	John Winthrop	09/24/42	BM2c	Chicago IL	32-33
Dees	Worth Orbia	Scapa Flow	11/14/42	S1c	FL
Defina	Joseph Paul	Chickasaw City/Zaandam	10/07/42	S1c	MI
Defrancisco	John	James Oglethorpe	03/17/43	S1c	IL
Degenhart	Edward V.	Oklahoma	03/28/45	GM2c	IL
Degrasso	Michael	William C. Gorgas	03/10/43	S1c	NY
Deischer	Paul C.	Pillory	06/05/44	S1c	PA
Dejournett	Homer	Stanvac Manila	05/23/43	S1c	MO
Delesline	George C.	Henry B. Plant	02/06/45	GM3c	FL
Delisa	John Anthony Jr.	Puerto Rican	03/09/43	S1c	Rosebank NY
Della	Dewey	Caddo	11/23/42	S1c	PA
Delmonte	Victor E.	Fort Lee	11/02/44	S1c	Rochester NY
Demant	Fred R.	Logan Victory	04/06/45	GM3c	NY
Demarest	George W.	J. H. Senior	08/19/43	S1c	NJ
Demars	Peter Oral	Stephen Hopkins (GSA)	09/27/42	S2c	Babbitt NV
Dembinski	Loepold	William C. Gorgas	03/10/43	S1c	OH
Demboski	Michael J.	Sumner I. Kimball	01/16/44	RM3c	PA
Demers	Maurice J.	James Oglethorpe	03/17/43	S1c	MA
Dempsey	Paul Sullvan	Caddo	11/23/42	S1c	MA
Dennis	William D.	H. D. Collier	03/13/44	S1c	IL
Dentinger	Gordon P.	Charles C. Pinckney	01/27/43	Cox.	MN
Denton	Charles F.	Atlantic Sun	02/15/43	S1c	MO
Deproperty	Michael F.	Robert Gray	04/23/43	S1c	NY
Derbyshire	Ernest John	Caddo	11/23/42	S1c	NY
Deridder	John	Robert Gray	04/23/43	S1c	NY
Deschenes	Paul Joseph	Caddo	11/23/42	S2c	Waterbury CT
Deseve	Joseph	Millinocket	06/17/42	GM3c	NY
Desmarais	Philip Joseph	John Harvey	12/02/43	S1c	NH
Deters	Luke H.	Andrea F. Luckenbach	03/10/43	S1c	MO
Dettlaff	Eugene J.	Coamo (USAT)	12/09/42	S2c	WI
Devine	Carl Buial	Joseph Wheeler	12/02/43	S1c	KY
Devins	Thomas Vincent	Caddo	11/23/42	S2c	NY
Deweese	Richard Charles	Castilla	06/06/42	S2c	NC
Diagosto	Patrick J.	Pan Pennsylvania	04/16/44	S1c	PA
Dias	Mark A.	Winkler	02/23/43	S1c	MA
Dickson	Edward G.	Elihu Yale	02/15/44	S1c
Dierolf	Robert F.	Theodore Dwight Weld	09/20/43	S1c	MI
Digiantommaso*	Thomas J.	Dorchester	02/03/43	SM2C	MA
Dillmore	Wilbur A. Jr.	Challenger	05/17/42	S2c	WV
Dingethal	Robert E.	Meriwether Lewis	03/02/43	BM2c	NJ
Dingle	Edward A. Jr.	Sunoil	04/04/43	S1c	PA
Disbrow	George W.	Elizabeth Kellogg	11/23/43	S1c	NY
Disiena	Donato	Daniel Chester French	03/07/44	S1c	NY
Dixon	Carl P.	Atlantic Sun	02/15/43	Cox.	OH
Dixon	Roma J.	Richard Bland	03/10/43	S1c	VA
Dixon*	John J.	Henry R. Mallory	02/07/43	S1c	PA
Dobbins	John C.	Andrea F. Luckenbach	03/10/43	S1c	IN
Dobie	James Walter	Pan Atlantic	07/06/42	S2c	MN
Doland	James Albert	John Harvey	12/02/43	Cox.	NJ
Dolberg	Harry L.	John Burke	12/28/44	S1c	NE
Domonkos	Michael Jr.	Benjamin Brewster	07/09/42	AS	PA
Donaghue*	Robert A.	Henry R. Mallory	02/07/43	S1c	PA
Donahue	David L.	Jacksonville	08/30/44	SM3C	NY
Donnelly	Harold E.	West Portal	02/05/43	S1c	NY
Donovan	Joseph Andrew	Examiner	03/19/43	S1c	MA
Doran	Raymond W.	Charles C. Pinckney	01/27/43	S1c	IL
Dorazio	Dominick J.	James L. Ackerson	09/26/44	S1c
Dorn	John H.	William C. Gorgas	03/10/43	S1c	NJ
Dorris	Roy C. Jr.	Mambi	05/13/43	S1c	AR
Dorsey	Iverson Francis	John Winthrop	09/24/42	S1c	WV
Doster	Roy L.	Louise Lykes	01/09/43	S2c	GA
Doty	Howard F.?	Robin Goodfellow	07/25/44	S1c	NY
Dounetos	Michael John	John Harvey	12/02/43	GM3c	RI
Downs	Roscius I. Jr.	Jacksonville	08/30/44	Ltjg	NJ
Doyle	Lawrence William	Scapa Flow	11/14/42	S1c	WA
Dragan	Joseph Michael	Joseph Wheeler	12/02/43	GM3c	South Norwalk CT
Drain	Elmer E.	William C. Gorgas	03/10/43	S1c	NE
Draskovich	William C.	Robin Goodfellow	07/25/44	S1c	PA
Drew	Claude A. Jr.	Robert Gray	04/23/43	S1c	NY
Drexler	John Paul	Joseph Wheeler	12/02/43	S1c	PA
Dreyer	Kenneth P.	James Oglethorpe	03/17/43	S1c	IN
Dreyer	Benjamin	Meriwether Lewis	03/02/43	Ens.	NY
Driscoll	William Gerard	John Harvey	12/02/43	S1c	MA
Driskell	Raymond W.	Henry B. Plant	02/06/45	S1c
Drummond	Bowdoin Mears	Heredia	05/19/42	Cox.	VA [Baltimore MD]
Drvall	Walter C.	Coamo (USAT)	12/09/42	S2c	OH
Dryer	William H.	American Leader/Junyo Maru	09/18/44	Ltjg	AL
Duboise	Ollie M.	Mambi	05/13/43	S1c	AL
Duckett	Kenneth R.	Connecticut	04/23/42	AS	MO
Dugan	Albert	Massmar	07/05/42	S2c
Dugan*	Richard D.	Henry R. Mallory	02/07/43	Ens.	NY
Dumas	Herman C.	Fort Lee	11/02/44	S1c	Spencer LA
Dunajewski	Michael	Pan New York	10/29/42	BM2c	MI
Dundas	Peter D.	Daniel Chester French	03/07/44	SM3C	NJ
Dunleavy	Gerard Anthony	J. H. Senior	08/19/43	S1c	Bridgeport CT	18
Dunn	Roy M.	Oklahoma	03/28/45	S1c	SC
Dunn	Clyde Lee	Scapa Flow	11/14/42	S2c	GA
Dupree	Richard K.	Lewis L. Dyche	01/04/45	S1c	TX
Durante	Falco J.	Malantic	03/09/43	S1c	NY
Durbin	Joseph	Sumner I. Kimball	01/16/44	S1c	PA
Durocher	Arthur J.	Francis Asbury	12/03/44	S1c	Marquette MI	29
Dutton	Everett J.	H. D. Collier	03/13/44	S1c	KS
Duwel* [Duwell]	Edward C.	Henry R. Mallory	02/07/43	S1c	Harrison OH