Name: Melvin Robert LARSEN
Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second Class
Service #: 329 68 53
DOB: Jan 21, 1928
From: Hinckley, MN
Parents: Sam Melvin Larsen
Went Aboard: June 23, 1945
Age When Ship Went Down: 17 years, 6 months, 9 days
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Bio Submitted By: Patricia Stephens (Revised)
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Seaman Second Class Melvin Robert Larsen was born January 21, 1928 and served as a Gunner Mate aboard USS Indianapolis.

He entered the service in February 1945 and went aboard the ship at San Jose, California on June 23, 1945. Five weeks later, Melvin was lost at sea when USS Indianapolis was torpedoed on July 30, 1945 by Japanese submarine I-58 and sank in less than 15 minutes. Whether Melvin made it off the ship and into the water is not known. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of The Missing in the American Manila Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines. Melvin, you are not forgotten.