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USS Indianapolis CA-35

Lost At Sea

Frank Joseph SPINO
Name: Frank Joseph SPINO
Project 888 Rank / Rating: PFC-Private First Class Marines
Service #: 952100
DOB: Dec 10, 1925
From: Euclid, OH
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Spino
Went Aboard: Oct 02, 1944
Age When Ship Went Down: 19 years, 7 months, 20 days
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Bio Submitted By: Edited by Patricia Stephens (Admin)

Frank Joseph SPINO, PFC-Private First Class Marines

SPINO, Frank J
Private First Class Frank Joseph Spino - USMC He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 4, 1944. Frank went aboard USS Indianapolis CA-35 on October 2, 1944 from the Naval Yard at Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. Frank was one of the 20 men who were injured during the Kamikaze attack of on March 31, 1945, during battle action at Okinawa. He was awarded a Purple Heart on Apr 3rd during an on board ceremony by Admiral Raymond Spruance. See Newspaper articles below: 1. Immediately below: The Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio, Wed, August 15, 1945, page 15 2. On Left: The Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio, Sat. Sept 29, 1945

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USS Indianapolis War Diary of April 3, 1945 Muster Roll of Officers and Enlisted Men of the USMC; Muster roll of Nov 1944.

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