Name: Francis Robert d’Entremont Rank: Chief Gunners Mate Service USS Saint Augustine PG-54 United States Navy Reserve Date of Birth: July 29, 1919 Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA Date of Death: January 6, 1944 Memorial: unknown Francis Robert d’Entremont was the son of James Thomas d’Entremont (1872-1935) and Mary Martha (Maillet) D’Entremont (1877-1946). His father was born December 29, 1872 in West Pubnico, Yarmouth County, NS. His mother was born in Salmon River, Clare, Digby County, NS. The parents of Francis were married in Boston, Massachusetts on November 4, 1903. His mother was residing at 80 Kittredge St, Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts at the time of his service. His father had died prior to the war in 1935. The USS Saint Augustine was assigned to the 1st Naval District and operated out of Boston as a patrol ship until 1942. It was transferred to the Eastern Sea Frontier where it escorted convoys between New York City and various Caribbean ports. On January 6, 1944, while leading a convoy from New York to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, USS Saint Augustine was accidentally rammed by Merchant Tanker Camas Meadows off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. The USS Saint Augustine foundered within five minutes, and one hundred sixteen of the one hundred forty six crew members on board were killed. Forty-nine bodies were never recovered.

Source *Recalling a World War II tragedy by Larry Paul, Newburyport MA