In Memory 
of 
The Officers and Crew 
of 
PT509 
Who Were Lost in Combat.

On August 9, 1944, while engaged in combat with German naval vessels, PT509 was sunk in the English Channel off the coast of the Isle of Jersey.

All members of the crew were lost except John Page, Radarman 2nd Class. John was pulled from the sinking PT509 by the crew of a German vessel. He was badly injured and was taken to a German military hospital on Jersey Island. He remained a prisoner of war until Germany surrendered to the Allies.

To read a statement made by John Page upon his return to the U.S.
Click Here

Reported by PT Boats, Inc.
 
John Page died May 3, 1975.

For the Names of the Officers and Crew of PT509
Click Here

For more information regarding this action
Click Here

A memorial in memory of the Officers and Crew of PT509 was erected in August, 2004 at Noirmont Point on the Isle of Jersey. To see photos of this memorial
Click Here

To contact PT Boats, Inc., a non-profit organization formed to maintain the history and artifacts
of the U.S. PT Boats of World War II,  Click Here


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Last Updated: 08/24/2004