USS Indianapolis CA-35
Lost At Sea

Dayle Pershing DeMENT
Name: Dayle Pershing DeMENT
Lost at Sea Dayle Pershing DeMENT Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class
Service #: 941 00 53
DOB: May 09, 1919
From: Sonora, OH
Parents: Mr and Mrs Frank DeMent
Went Aboard: Apr 25, 1944
Age When Ship Went Down: 26 years, 2 months, 21 days
Spouse: Elizabeth DeMent
Children: Timmy and Michael
Grandchildren:
Bio Submitted By: Admin
Date Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Lost at Sea Dayle Pershing DeMENT
DEMENT, Dayle P
Burial at Sea Dayle was one of the twenty-eight crew members picked up and identified by USS Helm between Sunday August 5, 1945 to Monday August 6, 1945. It not being possible to bring Dayle aboard for the official Burial at Sea Ceremony he was reverently placed in a sea bag, weighted with two 5" shells and "committed to the deep" by his fellow seamen.
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