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Marker Memorial S. S. John D. Gill, (sculpture). Artist:  Hanover Monument Works, fabricator. Title:  Marker Memorial S. S. John D. Gill, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memorial to Catalino Tingzon, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated March 12, 1994. Medium:  Stele: granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Stele: approx. 40 3/4 x 31 3/8 x 2 in.; Base: approx. 3 1/2 x 79 1/2 x 59 in. Inscription:  (On front of stele:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/CATALINO TINGZON/INTERRED IN NORTHWOOD CEMETERY/AND ALL MERCHANT MARINE SEAMEN AND/U. S. NAVY ARMED GUARD ON THE TANKER/S. S. JOHN D. GILL TORPEDOED AND SUNK OFF/CAPE FEAR BY THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U-158/MARCH 12, 1942/THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHPORT CARED FOR THE/SURVIVORS AND MOURNED FOR THOSE/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES./ERECTED MARCH 12, 1994/BY THE/SOUTHPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY unsigned Description:  Inscribed granite stele with image of the S. S. John D. Gill etched in the stone above inscriptions. Ship is shown at sea, in profile with prow facing proper left; a periscope emerges from the water in the foreground. Subject:  Homage -- Tingzon, Catalino Architecture -- Boat -- Freighter Waterscape -- Boat Ethnic -- Filipino History -- United States -- World War II Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Object Type:  Stele Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Southport Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Southport Historical Society, 501 North Atlantic, Southport, North Carolina 28461 Located Waterfront Park, Southport, North Carolina Remarks:  The tanker S. S. John D. Gill was launched in November 1941 by the Atlantic Refining Company; the ship was on its second voyage when it was torpedoed and sunk, March 12, 1942. Catalino Tingzon was from the Philippines and had to be buried at Southport, as the Philippines were then under Japanese control. IAS files contain copy of dedication booklet and information sheet giving history of the sinking of the S.S. John D. Gill. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NC000018   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000018 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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