USS Indianapolis CA-35
Lost At Sea

William Gerald NUGENT
Name: William Gerald NUGENT
Lost at Sea William Gerald NUGENT Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second Class
Service #: 314 70 60
DOB: Unknown
From: Detroit, MI
Parents: Mrs. Julia Ann Nugent
Went Aboard: May 12, 1945
Age When Ship Went Down: Unknown
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Bio Submitted By: Admin
Date Posted: May 28, 2026

Lost at Sea William Gerald NUGENT
NUGENT, William G
Source Credits
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com; citing marriage of John P. Nugent and Julia Hennaut. No date given. County File Number 746017/State File Number 424521. 1930 US Census, PA, Washington Co., Independence Twsp. Enumerated April 10, 1930. HH #242; citing family of John Nugent 1940 US Census, MI, Wayne Co., Detroit. Enumerated April 27, 1940. HH #76; citing Julia Nugent family. Moore, Katherine D. (1991). Goodbye Indy Maru. Lori Publications, Knoxville, TN. Vincent, Lynn, & Vladic, Sara. (2018). Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History. Simon & Schuster, New York. USN WWII Muster Rolls, 1938-1949; Ancestry database USN Ships, Stations and Other Naval Activities, 1939-1949; Ancestry database USN USS Indianapolis CA-35 Final Sailing List, 17 Aug 1945; Ancestry database. Navy Department, Casualty Section, Office of Public Information (1946): Combat Connected Naval Casualties, WWII, by States; Vol. AL-MO; MI Detroit Evening Times, Tues, Aug 28, 1945, p. 7; citing William Gerald Nugent, MIA
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