USS Indianapolis CA-35

Lost At Sea

James Newell WAKEFIELD

Name: James Newell WAKEFIELD
Lost at Sea James Newell WAKEFIELD 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
Date Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Lost at Sea James Newell WAKEFIELD
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.
Lost at Sea James Newell WAKEFIELDHe 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.
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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