Catalino Tingzon Memorial
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N 33° 55.025 W 078° 01.099
17S E 775666 N 3756966
A small marker in Southport NC, along the shores of the Cape Fear River.
Waymark Code: WM1HV0
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2007
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Dedicated to the memory of Catalino Tingzon interred in Northwood Cemetery and all merchant seamen and U.S. Navy armed guard on the tanker S.S. John D. Gill torpedoed and sunk off Cape Fear by the German submarine U-158 March 12, 1942
The citizens of Southport cared for the survivors and mourned for those who lost their lives.
Erected March 12, 1994 by the Southport Historical Society.
Date of Dedication: 03/12/1994
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Park in nearby area
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Southpart, NC USA
Commemoration: Dedicated to the memory of Catalino Tingzon interred in Northwood Cemetery and all merchant seamen and U.S. Navy armed guard on the tanker S.S. John D. Gill torpedoed and sunk off Cape Fear by the German submarine U-158 March 12, 1942
Access times: Not listed
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