Project 888
Name: William Alexander HAYNES
Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First ClassService #: 975 02 13 DOB: Jan 23, 1921 From: Nampa, ID Parents: Went Aboard: Apr 17, 1943 Age When Ship Went Down: 24 years, 6 months, 7 days Spouse: Phyllis Gertrude Haynes Children: Grandchildren: Bio Submitted By: Carl Fahnestock (Admin) |
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 William Alexander Haynes, S1-Seaman First Class was one of 879 crew members of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who “Lost Their Lives At Sea” as a direct casualty of the July 30, 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis. All of these 879 men plus 9 others who also lost their lives at sea as a direct outcome of a March 31, 1945 kamikaze attack in Okinawa, have been recorded as having been “Lost at Sea” (LAS) while aboard USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in 1945.
Seventy-six years after the ship’s sinking (in 2021), a thorough investigation of available historic records culminated in the identification of thirteen (13) sailors on that fateful last voyage whose names were subsequently placed on an “Accounted For” list.
William Alexander Haynes was one of these thirteen (13) sailors who was “Buried At Sea”.
The RICK STONE And FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION researchers “poured through dozens of books and articles published on the sinking of USS Indianapolis, analyzed all of the seven recovery ship’s Deck Logs, recovery ship’s War Diaries, and the recovery ship’s commanding officer’s After Action Reports. In addition, Foundation investigators obtained the 'Individual Deceased Personnel Files’ and other documents from the National Archives to determine possible biometric matches to unknown sailors recovered at the sinking site.”(1)
While each of these 13 sailors “Lost Their Lives At Sea”, they were each “Buried at Sea”.
The 13 men who by clear and convincing evidence gathered at the time of the Rescue and Recovery process resulted in their being “Buried at Sea” are:
George Stanley Abbott, S1- Seaman First Class
Eugene Clifford Batson, S2- Seaman Second Class
William Alexander Haynes, S1- Seaman First Class
Albert Raymond Kelly, S2- Seaman Second Class
Albert Davis Lundgren, S1- Seaman First Class
Ollie McHone, F1- Fireman First Class
George David Payne, S2- Seaman Second Class
Alvin Wilder Rahn, SK3- Storekeeper Third Class
Jose Antonio Saenz, SC3- Ship’s Cook Third Class
Joseph Mason Strain, S2- Seaman Second Class
Angelo Anthony Sudano, SSML3- Ship’s Service Man (Laundryman) Third Class
Floyd Ralph Wolfe, GM3- Gunner’s Mate Third Class
Charles Byrd Sparks, COX- Coxswain
Burial at Sea
William was one of the ten crew members picked up and identified by USS Cecil J. Doyle. He was located at 1128 hours at 11 degrees 26 minutes North Latitude and 132 degrees 28 minuets East Longitude on Monday August 6, 1945.
William was "committed to the deep" in the official Burial at Sea Ceremony performed by the Commanding Officer on August 7, 1945, at 11 degrees 13 minutes North Latitude and 132 degrees 24 minutes East Longitude.
Source Credits:
(1) The CHIEF RICK STONE And FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, USS Indianapolis Burial at Sea Project, ChiefRickStone.com, 2025
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