Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "USS Longshaw (DD-559)" in Vietnamese language version.
Of the two men left alive who were on the destroyer's bridge at the time of the hit there, one was Radioman Zikus who had carried out his orders to remain with the ship and relay information. The Skipper of the Longshaw, Lieut. Comdr. Clarence W. Becker, was listed as missing, and the total casualties were announced as 179, including fifteen killed and seventy-three missing.
Of the two men left alive who were on the destroyer's bridge at the time of the hit there, one was Radioman Zikus who had carried out his orders to remain with the ship and relay information. The Skipper of the Longshaw, Lieut. Comdr. Clarence W. Becker, was listed as missing, and the total casualties were announced as 179, including fifteen killed and seventy-three missing.