| 词条 | Alex M. Diachenko |
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|name = Alex Maxwell Diachenko |birth_date = {{birth date|1919|3|21}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1943|3|10|1919|3|21}} |birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut |death_place = South Atlantic Ocean |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = United States of America |serviceyears = 1940-1943 |rank = Watertender Second Class |branch = United States Navy |commands = |unit = USS Eberle (DD-430) |battles = World War II Battle of the Atlantic |awards = Silver Star }} Alex M. Diachenko (1919–1943) was a United States Navy sailor killed in action during World War II who received a posthumous Silver Star for his actions. BiographyAlex Maxwell Diachenko was born at Hartford, Connecticut, on March 21, 1919. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on September 24, 1940. As a watertender second class, Diachenko was serving in the destroyer USS Eberle (DD-430) in the South Atlantic Ocean when on March 10, 1943 Eberle intercepted the German blockade runner Karin[1]. Diachenko was a member of the boarding party which valiantly tried to save Karin from demolition charges set by her crew. All efforts to save Karin were to no avail, and Diachenko was killed by an exploding charge. AwardsFor his gallant sacrifice in the boarding of Karin, Diachenko was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. NamesakeThe U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Alex Diachenko (DE-690) was named for Watertender Second Class Diachenko. She was converted during construction into the high-speed transport USS Alex Diachenko (APD-123), and commissioned as such, but was soon renamed USS Diachenko (APD-123). She was in commission from 1944 to 1959, from 1961 to 1969, and from 1971, and was stricken in 1974. {{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}References
7 : 1919 births|1943 deaths|United States Navy sailors|Recipients of the Silver Star|American naval personnel killed in World War II|Military personnel from Hartford, Connecticut|American people of Ukrainian descent |
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