Age 24. 18 Narragansett Road, Quincy, MA. Born on 2/24/1918, North Adams, MA. Died of burns (death certificate). Pipe fitter at Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy. Known as "Joe." Was at the club in a mixed-gender foursome with shipyard coworkers Charles Duhamel, age 27, of Millis, MA (lodging in Quincy), and single sisters Louise and Irma Wilding, ages 22 and 19 respectively, both of Quincy, all dead. Was to join the U.S. Army Signal Corps on the coming Tuesday. His remains were located at Northern Mortuary, Boston. Moved with his family from North Adams in western Massachusetts to Quincy at age 8. "Mr. Clancy was a frequent visitor at the Clancy farm in Cheshire [MA] and was well known in...North Adams" (North Adams Transcript, 11/30/1942). Graduate of Quincy High School. "Mr. Clancy was a four-letter athlete at Quincy High school, and he was noted for his fine singing voice" (Quincy Patriot Ledger, 12/01/1942). Was single. Survived by an identical twin brother James (not present). Slender frame (WWII draft registration, October '40: 5' 11," 160 lbs.). With Mr. Duhamel were two of 256 male victims of the disaster (including two outside passing rescue workers), in addition to 234 women lost (for a total of 490 dead). With his companions were four of eleven Grove casualties employed at the above Fore River shipyard (also patrons Arnold Isaacson, age 22, Donald MacMillan, age 30, Louis "Barry" Nash, age 29, Carl Nelson, age 19, Henry Rivoire, age 19, John Steensen, age 29, and Miss J. Louise Sullivan, age 27). Parents Mr. Bernard T. and stepmother Mrs. May T. (Curtin) Clancy, same address. Late birth mother Mrs. Margaret (McGlynn) Clancy, died from an illness in 1921. Burial at Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy. Middle name Francis.

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