Project 888
Name: Raymond James KLEIN
Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First ClassService #: 852 27 26 DOB: Mar 11, 1910 From: Chicago, IL Parents: Mr. & Mrs. James Klein Went Aboard: Sep 01, 1943 Age When Ship Went Down: 35 years, 4 months, 19 days Spouse: Marie Stachnik Klein Children: Grandchildren: Bio Submitted By: Admin |
 KLEIN, Raymond J |
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| Burial at Sea Raymond 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 Raymond 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. | |
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