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USS Indianapolis CA-35

Lost At Sea

James Newell WAKEFIELD
Name: James Newell WAKEFIELD
Project 888 Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class
Service #: 938 76 91
DOB: Sep 07, 1910
From: Findlay, Ohio
Parents:
Went Aboard: December 1, 1944
Age When Ship Went Down: 34 years, 10 months, 23 days
Spouse: Velma Elizabeth Wakefield
Children: Vera Jo, Earl Austin
Grandchildren:
Bio Submitted By: Admin

James Newell WAKEFIELD, S1-Seaman First Class

WAKEFIELD, James N
Seaman First Class Wakefield was born on September 7, 1910, in Findlay, Ohio. His home was in Tulsa, Oklahoma. James entered the Navy in April 1944.
Project 888He went aboard USS Indianapolis on December 1, 1944. He participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was survived by his wife, Velma Elizabeth Wakefield and two children: daughter, Vera Jo and son, Earl Austin Wakefield, a brother, John Wakefield and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Stone and Mrs. Leland Thorne. James received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the Purple Heart.

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