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USS Indianapolis CA-35

Lost At Sea

Orval D. CRITES
Name: Orval D. CRITES
Project 888 Rank / Rating: WT1-Water Tender First Class
Service #: 378 08 73
DOB: Aug 12, 1923
From: Hennessey, Oklahoma
Parents:
Went Aboard: Apr 30, 1943
Age When Ship Went Down: 21 years, 11 months, 18 days
Spouse: Louise (Davis) Crites
Children: Orval Dalle Crites
Grandchildren: Tracey and Aaron
Bio Submitted By: Admin

Orval D. CRITES, WT1-Water Tender First Class

CRITES, Orval D
Water Tender First Class Crites was born on August 12, 1923, in Hennessey, Oklahoma and moved to Delhi, California in 1929. He attended Livingston High School, where he met Louise Davis and later married her in 1942.
He joined the Navy in December 1942 and completed Boot Training in Farragut, ID. He boarded USS Indianapolis at Mare Island while the ship was being repaired before its last journey with the A-bomb.** His wife, Louise Crites Olivero, moved to Merced, California. His only son, Orval Dalle Crites, and family later resided in San Jose, CA. He would no doubt have been very proud of his son and two grandchildren, Tracey and Aaron. ** Orval went aboard Indianapolis on April 30, 1943 as recorded in the ship logs. Patricia Stephens (Admin)

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