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Downloadable Materials:
(PDF) 888 Crew Members by Name
(PDF) 888 Crew Membes by State
(PDF) Lost At Sea Missing Photos List by Name
(PDF) Lost At Sea Missing Photos List by State
How You Can Help

We are currently working on several projects that will include photos, rare documents, and a section on the final sailing crew, including the 316 survivors and the 888 killed in action (including the 9 men killed in the Kamikaze attack in March 1945). Ultimately, we would like to include the Rescue/Recovery & Former Crew members as well). If you have photos of your loved one, your help is urgently requested.

IF THE NAME OF YOUR LOVED ONE IS LISTED BELOW, WE DO NOT HAVE A PHOTO FOR THEM, AND WOULD LIKE TO FIX THAT!

Modern technology provides the opportunity to share the photo with us so that it may be included in these projects, without it ever having to leave your possession.

Simply scan your photo and send it to us by selecting the crew member's name below or via email. If you use email, please identify your loved one in the photo. Send it to us at Admin@project888.org.

If you have photos, but are unable to access them at this time, please let us know. We'll do what we can to work with you.

If the name of your loved one is NOT on this list, that means we already have a photo for them on file.

ADOPT A CREW MEMBER: If you would like to help us locate photos and information for any of the crew members below, please select a name below that stands out to you.

See the link above for list of crew members and crew member's by the city/state they were from. We have found that often times searching for members locally provides successful results in libraries, local news archives, and historical societies where their records may not be digitized and/or available online. If you would like help selecting crew members from your area in this case, please feel free to email us. And if you need some help getting started with your search, check out this video with some great tips and insight, presented by USS Indy family member, Tammy Rusznak. (CLICK HERE).

We have additional tips and print resources available under our Project 888 page. You can find those here (CLICK HERE).

The list below was updated on March 8, 2025. Additional updates are coming soon!
If you have a photo for a crew member below, simply select their name and submit it to us. Thank you!

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ADAMS, Pat Leon S2 - LA HAUSER, Jack Isaac SK2 - NY MCGINTY, John Matthew S1-Seaman First Class - PA
ALLEN, Paul Franklin S1 - AL HAYLES, Felix CK3 - GA NEAL, William Frank PFC - TX
ANDERSON, Leonard Ole MM3 - MN HEGGIE, William Arnold RDM3 - AR NEWELL, James Thomas EM1 - NC
ARMENTA, Lorenzo SC2 - CA HELT, Jack Edward F2 - NE NIELSEN JR., Carl Aage Chor F1 - WI
AYOTTE, Lester James S2 - MI HENSLEY, Clifford SSMB2 - AR NORMAN, Theodore Raymond GM2 - CO
BAKER, Daniel Albert S2 - SD HERBERT, Jack Erwin BM1 - CA O'BRIEN, Arthur Joseph S2 - KY
BAKER JR., William Marvin EM2 - TX HILL, Joe Walker STM1 - VA OLDEREN, Bernhard Gunnar S1 - MN
BARNES, Willard Merlin MM1 - NE HINES, Lionel Gordon WT1 - TX OSBURN, Charles William S2 - MO
BARTON, George Sydney Y3 - CA HOLLINGSWORTH, Jimmie Lee STM2 - NC PANE, Francis William S2 - LA
BENNETT, Toney Wade ST3 - CA HORR, Wesley Alan F2 - WA PATTERSON, Alfred Thompson S2 - WV
BERRY JR., Joseph STM1 - IL HUBBARD, Gordon Roy PFC - MA PENDER, Welburn Morton F2 - IA
BIDDISON, Charles Lawrence S1 - ID HUGHES, Lawrence Edwin F2 - OH PERRY, Robert J. S2 - MI
BLACKWELL, Fermon Malachi SSML3 - LA HUGHES, William Edward SSML2 - MO PETERSON, Frederick Alexander MAM3 - IL
BOWMAN, Charles Edward CTC - MI HUMPHREY, Maynard Lee S2 - MI PETERSON, Ralph Renny S2** - MN
BRINKER, David Allen PFC - IL HUNTER JR., Arthur Riles QM1 - FL PEYTON, Robert Carter STM1 - VA
BROWN, Edward Augustus WT3 - GA JOHNSON, George Glen S2 - AR PIERCE, Robert William S2 - ON
BROWN, Orlo Norman PFC - CO JOHNSON, Sidney Bryant S1 - TN PITTMAN JR., Almire ST3 - AR
BURKHARTSMEIER, Anton Tony S1 - ND JOHNSTON, Scott Albert F2 - PA POHL, Theodore F2 - NY
BURLESON, Martin Lafayette S1 - NC JONES, Jim S2 - MS POKRYFKA, Donald Martin S2 - MI
BUSHONG, John Richard GM3 - AZ JONES, Kenneth Malcolm F1 - WI POTRYKUS, Frank Paul F2 - WI
CALL, James Edward RM3 - OH KARPAL, Daniel Lawrence BM1 - NE POYNTER, Raymond Lee S2 - MI
CAMP, Garrison STM2 - SC KARTER JR., Leo Clement S2 - LA RABB, John Robert SC1 - AR
CAMPBELL, Wayland Dee SF3 - OK KENNEDY, Andrew Jackson Jr. - GA RAGSDALE, Jean Obert S1 - CA
CARSTENSEN, Richard S2 - NY KENNEDY, Robert Arthur S1 - IL RAINES, Clifford Junior S2 - MS
CHART, Joseph Gilbert EM3 - WI KING JR., Clarence STM2 - NC RAINS, Rufus Brady S1 - TX
CLARK, Eugene CK3 - TX KIRBY, Harry S1 - MS RANDOLPH, Cleo STM1 - MS
COBB, William Lester MOMM3 - FL KIRKMAN, Walter William SF1 - KS REEMTS, Alvin Thomas S1 - MN
COLE, Walter Henry CRM - AR KLEIN, Raymond James S1 - IL REESE, Jesse Edmund S2 - MI
COPELAND, Willard James S2 - MI KLUCARIC, Matt A. QM3c - IL REMONDET JR., Edward Joseph S2 - LA
COUNTRYMAN, Robert Earl S2 - IL KULOVITZ, Raymond Joseph S2 - IL RHEA, Clifford F2 - TN
COX, Alford Edward GM3 - CO KWIATKOWSKI, Marion Joseph S2 - IL RICHARDSON, John Richard S2 - MN
CRUM, Charles Junior S2 - MO LAKE, Murl Christy S1 - IL RICHARDSON, Joseph Gustave S2 - LA
CRUZ, Jose Santos CCK - GU LANDON JR., William Wallace FCO2 - CO ROBISON, Gerald Edward RT3 - CA
DOUCETTE, Roland Ordean S2 - MN LATIMER, Billy Franklin S1 - TX ROBISON, Marzie Joe S2 - TX
DOVE, Bessil Raymond SKD2 - CO LATZER, Solomon S2 - MI ROCHE, Joseph M LT - NY
DURAND JR., Ralph Joseph S2 - LA LEWELLEN, Thomas Edgar S2 - OH ROSE, Berson Horace GM2 - CO
EDDY, Richard Leroy RM3 - NJ LINVILLE, Cecil Harrison SF2 - OR SAMANO, Nuraldo S2 - CA
ELLIOTT, Kenneth Albert S1 - NY LIVERMORE, Raymond Irving S2 - MI SANCHEZ, Alejandro Vallez S2 - TX
EMSLEY, William Joseph S1 - PA LOCH, Edwin Peter S1 - IL SCHOOLEY, Dillard Alfred COX - TX
ERNST, Robert Carl F2 - CA LOFTUS, Ralph Denis F2 - WA SCOGGINS JR., Millard Fillmore SM2 - AL
EVERETT, Charles Norman EM2 - PA LOMBARDI, Ralph S1 - IL SCOTT, Burl (aka Birl) Down STM2 - TX
FIGGINS, Harley Dean WT2 - IA LORENC, Edward Richard S2 - MI SCOTT, Hilliard STM1 - TX
FIRMIN, John Alden Homer S2 - LA LOYD, John Francis WT2 - PA SELL, Ernest Frederick EM2 - WI
FRANK, Rudolph Anthony S2 - LA LUTZ, Charles Herbert S1 - NJ SELLERS, Leonard Edson SF3 - CA
FRENCH, Douglas Orrin FC3 - CA LEVIEUX, John Joseph F2 - IL SELMAN, Amos S2 - AL
GARDNER, Russel Thomas F2 - MO MABEE, Kenneth Charles F2 - IL SEWELL, Loris Eldon S2 - MI
GARHART, John M. MM1c - MO MACHADO, Clarence James WT2 - CA SHAND, Kenneth Wallace WT2 - WA
GIBSON, Curtis Woodrow S2 - LA MANESS, Charles F. F2 - SC SHAW, Calvin Patrick GM2 - CA
GILBERT JR., Warner S1 - MS MARKMANN, Frederick Henry WT1 - NJ SHELTON JR., William Enloe SM2 - LA
GILL, Paul Edward WT2 - IN MARSHALL, Robert Wallace S2 - OH SHIPMAN, Robert Lee GM3** - OK
GILMORE, Wilbur Albert S2 - AR MARTTLLA, Howard William PVT - MN SILCOX, Burnice Rufus S1 - FL
GISMONDI, Michael Vincent S1 - OH MASTRECOLA, Michael Martin S2 - MD SINGERMAN, David SM3 - CA
GODFREY, Marlo Roy RM3 - SD MELICHAR, Charles Harry EM3 - IL SMITH, Charles Andy S1 - AR
GREENE, Samuel Gile S1 - LA MELVIN, Carl Lavern F1 - MO SOLOMON JR., William S2 - MI
GREER, Bob Eugene S2 - TN MENCHEFF, Manual Angel S2 - MI STONE, Dale Eugene S2 - MI
GREIF, Matthias Daniel WT3 - PA MERGLER, Charles Marlen RDM2 - VA SULLIVAN, William Daniel PTR2 - NY
GRIEST, Frank David GM3 - CA MESSENGER, Leonard John PFC - CA TURNER, William Clifford MM2 - WA
GRIMES, David Elmer S2 - IN MILLER, Walter Raymond S2 - MI TURNER JR., William Henry ACMM - FL
GROCH, John Thomas MM3 - IN MILLER, Walter William B1 - OR WALKER, A. W. STM1 - TN
GUYON, Harold Louis F1 - MA MITCHELL JR., James Hamilton SK1 - TX WALLACE, John RDM3 - OH
HALLORAN, Edward George MM3 - OH MROSZAK, Francis Alfred S2 - MN WATERS, Jack Lee CY - CO
HAMMEN, Robert PHOM3 - MD MURILLO, Sammy S2 - CA WELLS, Gerald Lloyd EM3 - WA
HAMRICK, James Junior S2 - WV MCCORKLE, Ray Ralph S1 - OH WILLIAMS, Robert Louis WO - IL
HARP, Charlie Hardin S1 - OK MCCORMICK, Earl Wayne MOMM2 - CA WILSON, Frank F2 - NJ
HARPER, Vasco STM1 - LA MCCOY JR., John Seybold M2 - WV WILSON, Thomas Beverly S1 - CO
HARRIS, Willard Eugene F2 - MO MCDONALD JR., Franklin Gilreath F2 - WA ZOBAL, Francis John S2 - WI
End List - Total Missing Photos: 199