42 Powell Tilman Saterfield, Chattanooga, Tennessee

42 Powell Tilman Saterfield, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Powell Tilman “PT” Saterfield

Powell Tilman Saterfield
Powell Tilman Saterfield as a Chief Petty Officer

Rank/Rate:    Ensign

Service Number:    O-309942

Birth Date:    November 18, 1914

From:    Chattanooga, Tennessee

Decorations:    Purple Heart

Submarine:    USS Tullibee (SS-284)

Loss Date:    March 26, 1944

Location:    North of Pelews

Circumstances:    Sunk by circular run of own torpedo

Remarks:    Powell was born in Buford, Georgia.  Photo courtesy of LtCol Sonny Baltimore, USA, grandnephew. His first name is spelled Powel in many records.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS TULLIBEE (SS-284)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Tullibee (SS-284)

Find a Grave Memorial: ENS Powel Tilman “PT” Saterfield (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial)

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Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association

Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn’t come home

Chairman: Mike Anderson (SK2(SS)USN) | President: Patrick Ryan (YNC(SS), LCDR USN)

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