SEAMAN 1/c MATTHEW J. AUGUSTA 2020790

SEAMAN 1/c MATTHEW J. AUGUSTA 2020790 US Navy KIA. Seaman Augusta attended Haverhill Trade School and was enrolled in the plumbing course. He was then employed by the Plymouth Mills, Lawrence, Mass. On December 8, 1941, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the naval base at Newport, Rhode Island, for his basic training. From there he joined the crew of the USS Monssen DD 436 as a gun pointer. In January, 1942, he sailed from San Francisco for duty in the Pacific. Initially this duty was escorting the early convoys that were so badly needed in that area. He participated in the naval operations in the Southern Solomons area during the early phase of the bitter fighting for the island of Guadalcanal. On the night of November 13, 1942, in a naval battle with the Japanese naval forces off Savo Island, his ship was struck by an enemy salvo and he was immediately killed. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Rose Grieco, 36 Grove St., and one brother.

SEAMAN 1/c MATTHEW J. AUGUSTA 2020790 US Navy KIA. Seaman Augusta attended Haverhill Trade School and was enrolled in the plumbing course. He was then employed by the Plymouth Mills, Lawrence, Mass. On December 8, 1941, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the naval base at Newport, Rhode Island, for his basic training. From there he joined the crew of the USS Monssen DD 436 as a gun pointer. In January, 1942, he sailed from San Francisco for duty in the Pacific. Initially this duty was escorting the early convoys that were so badly needed in that area. He participated in the naval operations in the Southern Solomons area during the early phase of the bitter fighting for the island of Guadalcanal. On the night of November 13, 1942, in a naval battle with the Japanese naval forces off Savo Island, his ship was struck by an enemy salvo and he was immediately killed. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Rose Grieco, 36 Grove St., and one brother.

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two