USS Indianapolis CA-35
William Franklin Hale - Lost At Sea

Name: William Franklin Hale
Lost at Sea William Franklin HALE Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second Class
Service #: 936 19 53
DOB: Jul 30, 1923
From: Gloucester, VA
Parents:
Went Aboard: May 7, 1944
Age When Ship Went Down: 22 years, 0 months, 0 days
Spouse: Helen Marie (Brooks) Hale
Children:
Grandchildren:
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Bio Last Updated: May 13, 2026

Lost at Sea William Franklin HALE
William F. HALE
Seaman Second Class Hale was born on July 30, 1923 in Gloucester, Virginia. He went to boot camp at USNTC (United States Naval Training Center), Great Lakes, Illinois and went aboard USS Indianapolis on May 7, 1944.
He had married Helen Marie Brooks on April 13, 1942, and had two daughters, Betsy Ann Hale Stewart and Helen Franklyn Hale Fuksa. William was Seaman 2/c USNR, Service Number 936 19 53, when (on his 22nd birthday), he was Lost At Sea on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
Source Credits
USS Indianapolis CA-35 Crew Members Association, (1997), USS Indianapolis (CA-35), Turner Publishing Co., Paducah, KY. Copyright 1997 by Turner Publishing Co. Reprinted with permission.
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