USS Vincennes (CA-44) [SEP] vessel class
USS Vincennes (CA-44)
USS "Vincennes" (CA-44) was a United States Navy , sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. She was the second ship to bear the name.
She was laid down on 2 January 1934 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company's Fore River plant, launched on 21 May 1936, sponsored by Miss Harriet Virginia Kimmell (daughter of Joseph Kimmell, mayor of Vincennes, Indiana), and commissioned on 24 February 1937, Captain Burton H. Green in
Harold John Mack
Gunner's Mate Second Class Harold John Mack was a posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross.
Navy career.
Mack was born December 29, 1917 in LeMars, Iowa. He enlisted in the United States Navy on May 18, 1938. He reported to USS "Vincennes" (CA-44) on September 14, 1938 after completing training at Great Lakes, Illinois.
Awarded the Navy Cross.
During action against Japanese forces off Savo Island August 9, 1942, Gunner's Mate 2/