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Yes I am still looking for information on the USS BRISTOL(453). If you have any information please let me know.

The Bristol USS was a american Gleaves class destroyer. On October 13,1943 at 4:30 the Bristol was struck on the port side at the forward engine room by a single torpedo from German submarine U-371. Bristol suffered the loss of 52 of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Trippe (DD-403) and Wainwr...

I am looking for pictures of the destroyer USS Bristol (DD453) that went down in the Algeria on Dec.13,1943. I am looking for pictures of any of the crew members or any information about this destroyer. Charles A. Heidenreich was one of the 52 men that died. thanks