Name: Raymond James KLEIN Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class Service #: 852 27 26 DOB: Mar 11, 1910 From: Chicago, IL Parents: James Christian and Judith Anderson Klein Went Aboard: Sep 01, 1943 Age When Ship Went Down: 35 years, 4 months, 19 days Spouse: Marie Stachnik Klein Children: Grandchildren: Bio Submitted By: Admin Date Posted: Jul 30, 2025
KLEIN, Raymond J
Burial at Sea
Raymond 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 Raymond 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.
Source Credits
USN, USS Helm DD-388, Action Report #967133, 6 Aug 1945; citing recovery and burial of Raymond Klein
IL, Cook Co., Birth Certificate Index
First Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Fremont Lutheran Church, Chicago, Cook Co., IL; citing baptism of James Raymond Klein on April 10, 1910; son of James and Judith Klein. Labeling written in Swedish.
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Rank / Rating: S1-Seaman First Class
