U.S.S. Eagle 56 (PE-56) lost officers and enlisted crew killed in action. The officers killed were Lt. James G. Early, commander, Lt. John R. Laubach, Lt. Ambrose O. Vanderheiden, Ens. Seth E. Chapin, and Ens. Roy F. Swan. The enlisted crew killed in action were John J. Alexander, James O. Brown, Robert G. Coleman, Percy Collins, James O. Cunningham, Robert L. Davies, Joseph P. Gegan, Harold S. Glenn, Walter W. Goe, John R. Gonzales, Arthur A. Grosch, William L. Harden, James P. Johnson, Norris W. Jones, Robert V. Kessler, Paul J. Knapp, Joseph A. Lydon, Maurice J. Manning, Edwin F. Mathys, Joseph H. McKenzie, John C. Merk, Frederick Michelsen, Willie B. Morgan, George W. Neugen, Zug C. Phelps, Christopher C. Phillips, Jasper D. Pulley, Virgil Quinn Jr., Harold R. Rodman, Archibald Ronald, George Sabatino, Edwin J. Scheider, Joseph F. Setzer, Eliott M. Shinn, James H. Smith, Nathan C. Stafford, Leonard J. Surowiec, James F. Talley, Raymond R. Wallace, Henry L. Wengert, Ivar A. Westerlund, Ellis E. Whitcomb, Ralph W. Woods, and Earl E. Young. The surviving officer and enlisted crew were Lt. John P. Scagnelli, John L. Breeze, Oscar F. Davis, Lawrence L. Edwards, Cletus J. Frane, John A. Happoldt, Daniel E. Jaronik, Edward G. Lockhart, John E. Luttrell, Harold H. Petersen, Joseph C. Priestas, William A. Thompson, and John A. Wisniewski.