LEGEND
🟢 Survived
🔵 POW Survivor
🟡 Fate Unknown
🔴 Killed / Executed
⚫ Missing
The Crew of PT-31
Thirteen men. One boat. A story that did not end on the reef.
On the night of 18–19 January 1942, the crew of PT-31 was forced from combat into survival. Some returned. Some vanished. Others endured years of captivity. Each name below leads to an individual story drawn from verified historical records.
Edward G. DeLong
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Edward G. DeLong commanded PT-31 during its final operation off the approaches to Subic Bay. His decisions in the early hours of 19 January 1942 shaped the survival of most of his crew.
Edward G. DeLong
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Edward G. DeLong commanded PT-31 during its final operation off the approaches to Subic Bay. His decisions in the early hours of 19 January 1942 shaped the survival of most of his crew.
Edward G. DeLong
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Edward G. DeLong commanded PT-31 during its final operation off the approaches to Subic Bay. His decisions in the early hours of 19 January 1942 shaped the survival of most of his crew.
Edward G. DeLong
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Edward G. DeLong commanded PT-31 during its final operation off the approaches to Subic Bay. His decisions in the early hours of 19 January 1942 shaped the survival of most of his crew.
Edward G. DeLong
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Edward G. DeLong commanded PT-31 during its final operation off the approaches to Subic Bay. His decisions in the early hours of 19 January 1942 shaped the survival of most of his crew.
William H. Plant
Ensign
William H. Plant was initially listed as missing after the loss of PT-31, but later records strongly suggest a much longer and tragic path.
William H. Plant
Ensign
William H. Plant was initially listed as missing after the loss of PT-31, but later records strongly suggest a much longer and tragic path.
William H. Plant
Ensign
William H. Plant was initially listed as missing after the loss of PT-31, but later records strongly suggest a much longer and tragic path.
William H. Plant
Ensign
William H. Plant was initially listed as missing after the loss of PT-31, but later records strongly suggest a much longer and tragic path.
William H. Plant
Ensign
William H. Plant was initially listed as missing after the loss of PT-31, but later records strongly suggest a much longer and tragic path.
Robert N. Caudell
RM2c/BM2c
Survived the abandonment and reached shore. Captured, transported to Japan, and liberated at war’s end.
Robert N. Caudell
RM2c/BM2c
Survived the abandonment and reached shore. Captured, transported to Japan, and liberated at war’s end.
Robert N. Caudell
RM2c/BM2c
Survived the abandonment and reached shore. Captured, transported to Japan, and liberated at war’s end.
Robert N. Caudell
RM2c/BM2c
Survived the abandonment and reached shore. Captured, transported to Japan, and liberated at war’s end.