"Swede" Jorgenson

"Swede" Jorgenson was one of the two aimers on the 40mm anti-aircraft gun on the Josephus Daniels that George Enos, Jr. was assigned to. The gun crew successfully shot down a British Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber while running guns and men to Ireland. However, shortly after and during the same battle, the P.O. commanding the gun, Clem Thurman, was killed by a British fighter aircraft. Jorgenson immediately took command, the loader took Jorgenson's place and Enos took over from the loader.

Jorgenson was assigned permanently to command the gun and promoted to Petty Officer Third Class. The other sailors were also shifted to the positions they had assumed and Ekberg replaced Enos as shell-jerker. Given that most of the gun crew were new to their positions, their accuracy was substantially lower than that of the other crews. Jorgenson, with the permission of Sam Carsten, the Captain, gave them extra drills until they reached satisfactory standards.