Name: Dayle Pershing DeMENT Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class Service #: 941 00 53 DOB: May 09, 1919 From: Sonora, OH Parents: Mr and Mrs Frank DeMent Went Aboard: Apr 25, 1944 Age When Ship Went Down: 26 years, 2 months, 21 days Spouse: Louise Elizabeth Kelly DeMent Children: Timmy and Michael Grandchildren: Bio Submitted By: Admin Date Posted: Apr 15, 2026
DEMENT, Dayle P
Burial at Sea
Dayle was one of the twenty-eight crew members picked up and identified by USS Helm between Sunday August 5, 1945 to Monday August 6, 1945.
It not being possible to bring Dayle aboard for the official Burial at Sea Ceremony he was reverently placed in a sea bag, weighted with two 5" shells and "committed to the deep" by his fellow seamen.
Source Credits
USN, USS Helm DD-388, Action Report #967133, 6 Aug 1945; citing recovery and burial of Dale Dement.
Zanesville Signal, (Zanesville, OH), Wed, Oct 3, 1945, p. 8; citing Dement KIA
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Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class
