AR4/L11-1/(066) | U.S.S. VESTAL | 10-trb |
December 11, 1941. |
From: | The Commanding Officer. |
To: | The Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. |
Subject: | Report of action on December 7, 1941, in accordance with references (a) and (b). |
Reference: | (a) Art. 840 Navy Regs. (b) Cincpac conf. desp. 102102 of Dec. 1941. |
Unidentified dead - Three, one from 3" anti-aircraft gun platform and two from stern of Vestal. These men may have been either Arizona personnel blown over by magazine blast or members of Vestal after gun crews; they were burned beyond recognition.
Missing - Seven.
Hospitalized - Nineteen. About twenty per cent of those hospitalized are seriously injured suffering primarily from burns and fractures.
[signed]
C. YOUNG.
Copy to: Combasefor.