Water Tender Second Class Linden (aka “Lefty”) was born March 11, 1922, at rural Scandia Kansas. The youngest son in a family of 10, he grew up on the farm and was very adept at baseball and horseback riding.
At age 18, he was employed by Albina Shipyards in Portland, Oregon. He married Gladys Carlson of LaCenter, Washington on August 7, 1942.
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Rank / Rating: WT2-Water Tender Second Class
Lefty enlisted in the Navy October 23, 1942. He received boot training and an additional 15 weeks training at San Diego, then was sent to San Francisco where he was assigned to USS Indianapolis.
He boarded ship at Adak, Alaska June 22, 1943. He participated in 10 major battles including the Aleutians, Tarawa, Majuro, Kwajalein in 1943, Truk, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Enietok and Palau in 1944, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945.
Lefty did not survive the sinking of Indianapolis. He was 23 years old.
Descendants are a son, Terry Linden, of West Linn, Oregon and a granddaughter, Amy.
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