Steward's Mate, First Class Tseng Ping died Friday, February 6, 1942 from injuries he sustained during the bombing of the USS Marblehead. He was one of the 15 seamen killed and 84 wounded when the Japanese bombed the ship on February 2, 1942 in the battle of Makassar STRAIT in the Java sea. He was buried at Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines in Plot N, Row 17, Grave: 20
Mr PING graduated from St. John's University in 1928. An Anglican university, St. John's was one of the most prestigious universities in China before the Communists came into power in 1949. He did not want to work in his father's restaurant business, so he enlisted from China with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in 1929. He is known to have served aboard the USS Augusta as a M.Att.3c. as of November of 1936.
Tseng Ping transferred to the USS Marblehead in 1940 when the USS Augusta was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet in late 1940. One of the reasons he gave for the transfer was that he wanted to fight the Japanese, and that he would have a better chance of doing that with the U.S. Navy than with the Chinese army. He had the opportunity to retire in early 1941, but chose to stay in the U.S. Navy. Ironically, if he had chosen to stay with the USS Augusta, he may have survived the war unharmed.
David Zhu provided the photogaph and information regarding Tseng Ping.
Sources: http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/tseng.html∼Ping served as a Steward's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Marblehead (CL-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in China prior to the war.
The U.S.S. Marblehead, during the Battle of Makassar Strait on February 4, 1942, took two direct bomb hits from Japanese bombers and a third bomb was a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage. 15 crew members were killed or mortally wounded and 84 were seriously injured.
It is strongly believed that Ping was one of the crew members wounded in this attack and that he "Died Of Injuries" two days later.
Service # 4985160
The U.S.S. Marblehead survived this attack and the war. She was awarded two battle stars for World War II service.
Mr PING graduated from St. John's University in 1928. An Anglican university, St. John's was one of the most prestigious universities in China before the Communists came into power in 1949. He did not want to work in his father's restaurant business, so he enlisted from China with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in 1929. He is known to have served aboard the USS Augusta as a M.Att.3c. as of November of 1936.
Tseng Ping transferred to the USS Marblehead in 1940 when the USS Augusta was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet in late 1940. One of the reasons he gave for the transfer was that he wanted to fight the Japanese, and that he would have a better chance of doing that with the U.S. Navy than with the Chinese army. He had the opportunity to retire in early 1941, but chose to stay in the U.S. Navy. Ironically, if he had chosen to stay with the USS Augusta, he may have survived the war unharmed.
David Zhu provided the photogaph and information regarding Tseng Ping.
Sources: http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/tseng.html∼Ping served as a Steward's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Marblehead (CL-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in China prior to the war.
The U.S.S. Marblehead, during the Battle of Makassar Strait on February 4, 1942, took two direct bomb hits from Japanese bombers and a third bomb was a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage. 15 crew members were killed or mortally wounded and 84 were seriously injured.
It is strongly believed that Ping was one of the crew members wounded in this attack and that he "Died Of Injuries" two days later.
Service # 4985160
The U.S.S. Marblehead survived this attack and the war. She was awarded two battle stars for World War II service.
Steward's Mate, First Class Tseng Ping died Friday, February 6, 1942 from injuries he sustained during the bombing of the USS Marblehead. He was one of the 15 seamen killed and 84 wounded when the Japanese bombed the ship on February 2, 1942 in the battle of Makassar STRAIT in the Java sea. He was buried at Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines in Plot N, Row 17, Grave: 20
Mr PING graduated from St. John's University in 1928. An Anglican university, St. John's was one of the most prestigious universities in China before the Communists came into power in 1949. He did not want to work in his father's restaurant business, so he enlisted from China with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in 1929. He is known to have served aboard the USS Augusta as a M.Att.3c. as of November of 1936.
Tseng Ping transferred to the USS Marblehead in 1940 when the USS Augusta was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet in late 1940. One of the reasons he gave for the transfer was that he wanted to fight the Japanese, and that he would have a better chance of doing that with the U.S. Navy than with the Chinese army. He had the opportunity to retire in early 1941, but chose to stay in the U.S. Navy. Ironically, if he had chosen to stay with the USS Augusta, he may have survived the war unharmed.
David Zhu provided the photogaph and information regarding Tseng Ping.
Sources: http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/tseng.html∼Ping served as a Steward's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Marblehead (CL-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in China prior to the war.
The U.S.S. Marblehead, during the Battle of Makassar Strait on February 4, 1942, took two direct bomb hits from Japanese bombers and a third bomb was a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage. 15 crew members were killed or mortally wounded and 84 were seriously injured.
It is strongly believed that Ping was one of the crew members wounded in this attack and that he "Died Of Injuries" two days later.
Service # 4985160
The U.S.S. Marblehead survived this attack and the war. She was awarded two battle stars for World War II service.
Mr PING graduated from St. John's University in 1928. An Anglican university, St. John's was one of the most prestigious universities in China before the Communists came into power in 1949. He did not want to work in his father's restaurant business, so he enlisted from China with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in 1929. He is known to have served aboard the USS Augusta as a M.Att.3c. as of November of 1936.
Tseng Ping transferred to the USS Marblehead in 1940 when the USS Augusta was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet in late 1940. One of the reasons he gave for the transfer was that he wanted to fight the Japanese, and that he would have a better chance of doing that with the U.S. Navy than with the Chinese army. He had the opportunity to retire in early 1941, but chose to stay in the U.S. Navy. Ironically, if he had chosen to stay with the USS Augusta, he may have survived the war unharmed.
David Zhu provided the photogaph and information regarding Tseng Ping.
Sources: http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/tseng.html∼Ping served as a Steward's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Marblehead (CL-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in China prior to the war.
The U.S.S. Marblehead, during the Battle of Makassar Strait on February 4, 1942, took two direct bomb hits from Japanese bombers and a third bomb was a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage. 15 crew members were killed or mortally wounded and 84 were seriously injured.
It is strongly believed that Ping was one of the crew members wounded in this attack and that he "Died Of Injuries" two days later.
Service # 4985160
The U.S.S. Marblehead survived this attack and the war. She was awarded two battle stars for World War II service.
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