USS Indianapolis CA-35
Lost At Sea

Name: Donald Anthony HOV
Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class
Service #: 559 81 97
DOB: Mar 09, 1926
From: Sacramento, CA
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Went Aboard: Jun 12, 1945
Age When Ship Went Down: 19 years, 4 months, 21 days
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Bio Submitted By: Admin
Date Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Burial at Sea Donald was one of the twenty-eight crew members picked up and identified by USS Helm between Sunday August 5, 1945 to Monday August 6, 1945. It not being possible to bring Donald aboard for the official Burial at Sea Ceremony he was reverently placed in a sea bag, weighted with two 5" shells and "committed to the deep" by his fellow seamen.