The Submarine Rescue Ship USS Macaw (ASR-11)
sank while attempting to rescue USS Flier (SS-250), which had
run aground at Midway. Although a total of 115 officers and men
survived the sinking, five men were lost, including the
Commanding Officer, Paul Willits Burton.
Click on a man's name to go to his personal memorial page on this site. Photographs and personal information are needed as indicated in the column at right.
| Name | Photo | |
| 1 | Paul Willits Burton | Yes |
| 2 | William Roscoe Funk | Yes |
| 3 | Lewis Andrew Kingsley | Yes |
| 4 | Robert Andrew Vaughn | Yes |
| 5 | Donald Ashley Whitmarsh | Yes |
In addition, three men stationed at Midway - Howard Eugene Daugherty, LeRoy Benjamin Lehmbecker, and Ernest David Samed - drowned while attempting to rescue Macaw's crew.
Please see this fine page on USS Macaw.
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