Bruce Carrow LUPTON

1924 - 1942  (17 years)

• Name	Bruce Carrow LUPTON
  Birth	22 Aug 1924
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jan 1942
  	At 06.44 hours on 18 January 1942 the unescorted and unarmed merchant ship, Frances Salman, was hit by one G7e torpedo from U-552 about 7 miles south of Cape Race (Newfoundland, Canada), after being missed by four torpedoes in four unsuccessful attacks. The ship attempted to escape and several distress signals were sent, but were not heard by Allied stations. The torpedo, fired from about 500 yards, struck the ship aft and caused her to sink by the stern within ten minutes in rough seas. The bow remained above the water for about 25 minutes before disappearing. Some of the eight officers and 20 crewmen managed to launch a lifeboat, but due to the state of the seas, none of the men in the boat survived.
  Person ID	I2361	LUPTON
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Marshall Robinson LUPTON,   b. 13 May 1896, Lowland, Pamlico cnty, NC d. 7 May 1967, New Bern, Craven cnty, NC (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ruth Olive WATSON,   b. 25 Aug 1899   d. 22 May 1977 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1919	Pamlico cnty, NC   [1]
  Documents » Slide Show		US census of 1920 for NC, Pamlico county, township 4, page 04a. Lines 30-32 show the family of Marshall Robinson LUPTON. Included are his wife, Ruth Olive WATSON and five month old son, Ray Elburn. It is indicated that they rent their home and that both are literate. His occupation is shown to be a deck hand on a tug boat.
  		US census of 1930 for NC, Pamlico county, township 4, page 02a. Lines 34-39 show the family of Marshall Robinson LUPTON. He, his wife, Ruth Olive WATSON and their oldest son, Ray are shown as literate. He works as a farmer.
  		US census of 1940 for NC, Pamlico county, township 4 - Lowland, page 03a. The last entries on the page show the family of Marshall Robinson LUPTON. Included are his wife, Ruth Olive WATSON and three of their children. It is indicated that they own their home, valued at $1000. Marshall works as a farmer.
  Family ID	F961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Bruce Carrow LUPTON (1924-1942).

  
  

  Documents

  Newspaper article dated 29 Sep 1942 listing North Carolina Merchant Marine dead. The name of Bruce Carrow LUPTON is about midway down in the right-hand column.

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] Register of Deeds Office - Pamlico County, NC .