Help us identify the unknown crewmembers in these priceless photos. The photos cover a wide span of time and include men lost at sea in the sinking of Indy, as well as survivors and former crewmembers. Some are official USN photos and others are candid shots taken on board, probably by the ship photographer, and on shore by independent photographers.
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?" - Terry Pratchett
These photos are keeping alive the memory of the men who served on board Indianapolis.
If you can provide a name for someone in a photo or have a group photo you would like to submit, please
contact us.
Crew Photo (Click to enlarge)
Description
Source
The Radio Gang - October 12, 1944
Of the 37 men, 18 were lost at sea on July 30, 1945
Left to Right
Front Row: Silberg, Findley,
Davis, Kirk, Hodge, Briggs,
Smeraglia, Crooks
Second Row: Collier,
Trotter,
Becker, Poulin, Muran, Sykora,
Truitt, Silas,
Rutherford, Jaqua
Third Row: Sebastian,
Igou,
Dollins,
Crabb,
Bogan,
Cole,
Walker,
Talley, Sturtevant, Gunderson
Fourth Row: Lt. Cmdr. Stout, Judge, Linnell, Winter,
Eddy
Fifth Row: Rollins, Stretch,
Hickey, Johnson
USN Photo #80-G-336932
Christmas Aboard
Indianapolis - Appears to be crew of USMC.
Incorrect year shown. Should have been Christmas
1944.
The officer in front of the tree appears to be
Capt. Edward Leroy Parke. Note he is holding his officers hat in his hands.
Unknown newspaper
