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USS Indianapolis CA-35

Lost At Sea

William Franklin HALE
Name: William Franklin HALE
Project 888 Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second Class
Service #: 936 19 53
DOB: Jul 30, 1923
From: Gloucester, Virginia
Parents:
Went Aboard: May 7, 1944
Age When Ship Went Down: 22 years, 0 months, 0 days
Spouse: Helen Marie (Brooks) Hale
Children:
Grandchildren:
Bio Submitted By: Admin

William Franklin HALE, S2-Seaman Second Class

HALE, William F
Seaman Second Class Hale was born on July 30, 1923 in Gloucester, Virginia. He went to boot camp at USNTC (United States Naval Training Center), Great Lakes, Illinois and went aboard USS Indianapolis on May 7, 1944.
He had married Helen Marie Brooks on April 13, 1942, and had two daughters, Betsy Ann Hale Stewart and Helen Franklyn Hale Fuksa. William was Seaman 2/c USNR, Service Number 936 19 53, when (on his 22nd birthday), he was Lost At Sea on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.

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