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Carleton Thayer Fogg was born on 19 August 1917, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adalbert Wilbur Fogg, and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts. He graduated from the North Yarmouth Academy,
attended the University of Maine, and enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 06 October 1937. He served on active duty from the 15th of October to 13 November 1937, and was discharged on 21 December 1937.
On 10 December 1937, he was appointed Aviation Cadet, U.S. Naval Reserve, to date from 03 December 1937. He accepted the appointment and executed his oath on 21 December. After qualifying for
flight school at NAS Squantum, Mass., he was assigned to active duty for training involving flying at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.
He was appointed Ensign for Aviation duties, U.S. Volunteer Reserve on 01 January 1939, detached on 07 January, and assigned to Scouting Squadron Two in USS Saratoga (CV 3) for
temporary active duty involving flying, reporting on 23 February 1939. Commissioned Ensign, U.S. Navy on 01 June 1939, he was assigned to Scouting Squadron Seventy-one aboard USS Wasp
(CV 7) for active duty involving flying. On 11 September 1939, he transferred to Scouting Squadron Six aboard USS Enterprise (CV 6).
Lt(jg) Fogg was killed in action in the initial attack on Kwajalein, on 01 February 1942. While flying Dauntless dive-bomber, S-11, Fogg and his radioman/ gunner RM3/c Otis L. Dennis, were hit
by ground fire shortly after dropping their bomb on Roi. They were seen to crash. Fogg was awarded the Air Medal posthumously, for his gallant conduct in the face of heavy enemy opposition.
CITATION: "For meritorious conduct in aerial flight while in action with the enemy. As a member of a Scouting Squadron he participated in the initial attack on Kwajelein Atoll, Marshall Islands
on February 1, 1942, which was executed in the face of enemy fighter opposition and heavy anti-aircraft fire. He pressed home his attack in a determined manner and contributed to the damage to
enemy installation on Roi Island. He gallantly gave up his life in the service of his country. His conduct throughout was in accordance with the best traditions of the Naval Service."
USS Fogg (DE 57) (1943-1947) was the first ship to be named in his honor. |
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Sal DiMilla |
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03 July 1943: Hingham, Mass. - Fogg moored to the outfitting dock at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard. |
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23 July 1944: off Brooklyn, N.Y. - A starboard quarter view of Fogg taken near the New York Navy Yard.
(U.S. Navy photo #CP-DE-57 19-N-72445 from the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md.; courtesy of Chris Wright) (N.Y. Navy Yard #F644C7545) |
Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa. |
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Picture of Fogg, showing damage aft, after she was torpedoed by U-870 on 20 December 1944 near the Azore Islands. |
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photo showing damage |
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hull shoring being shown in port at Azores |
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undated wartime image (my Father, Donald A. Johnson was a WWII Fogg crewmember. Sadly, he passed away in 1995.) |
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Fogg crewmembers (my Father, Donald A. Johnson, is on the far left of the photo) |
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An autograph page from a 1945 USS Fogg Yearbook. |
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Fogg crewmembers (John Clisham, Kathryn's Father, is third from the left) |
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12 May 1945: off Boston, Mass. - A port quarter view of Fogg taken near the Boston Navy Yard. She has many interesting late war modifications.
Lots of 40-mm plus a gun director on a tower. This was a very unusual refit. The ship was badly damaged by a torpedo and arrived at the Boston Yard on 9 March. The hull from Frame 115
aft was replaced. The 3-in. battery was replaced by 5-in. guns, one of those very few ships to get this alteration.
(U.S. Navy photo #CP-DE-57 19-N-120973 from the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md.; courtesy of Chris Wright) (Boston Navy Yard #2632-45) |
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undated: location unknown - A shot of Fogg in her final configuration, as a DER. |
Wolfgang Hechler Associate Researcher, Navsource Lautertal, Germany |
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02 November 1963: - A press photo of Fogg when she went adrift under tow in 1963. The accompanying article reads: HELPLESS VICTIM OF GINNY -
Destroyer escort USS Fogg, above, left, under tow by USCG cutter Chilula, after line to tug broke in heavy seas from Hurricane Ginny. At right Fogg is shown wallowing
helplessly before aid arrived. Craft arrived in Portsmouth, Va. safely. It was being towed to mothball fleet. |
Chris Wright Ocean City, N.J. |
Fogg's Commanding Officers Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves |
Dates of Command |
Commanding Officers |
1.) 07 Jul. 1943 - 26 Jan. 1944 | Lcdr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., USNR (Comm. CO) (Boston, Mass.) |
2.) 26 Jan. 1944 - 23 Aug. 1945 | Lcdr. Frederick H. Martin, USNR (Sheffield, Ala..) |
3.) 23 Aug. 1945 - 01 Oct. 1945 | Lcdr. Edward P. Parker, USNR (Boston, Mass.) |
4.) 01 Oct. 1945 - 01 Jan. 1946 | Lt. Edwin R. Lozier, USNR (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) |
5.) 01 Jan. 1946 - 25 Apr. 1946 | Lcdr. James Pollock Jamison (Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
6.) 18 May 1946 - 01 Jun. 1946 | Lt. Arthur G. Adams (XO) (Emmett, Id.) |
7.) 01 Jun. 1945 - 31 Oct. 1946 | Lt. Robert Laurence Rubel (XO) |
8.) 01 Feb. 1947 - 27 Oct. 1947 | Lcdr. Walter Francis Vincent Bennett (ROTC '41) (New York, N.Y.) (Decomm. CO) |
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Sal DiMilla
Address: 73 Farnum Street
City/State: N. Andover MA 01845-5604
Phone: (978) 687-7039
E-mail: DE57@juno.com
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Additional Resources
USS Fogg Memorial Page
Tin Can Sailors
The U.S. Navy Memorial
The Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The Destroyer History Foundation
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