Name: Franklin Walter PURCEL
Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second Class
Service #: 948 42 19
DOB: Aug 02, 1914
From: Ludlow, KY
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Went Aboard: May 07, 1944
Age When Ship Went Down: 30 years, 11 months, 28 days
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Bio Submitted By: Admin
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Burial at Sea Franklin was one of the four crew members picked up and identified by USS Cecil J. Doyle. He was located at 1315 hours at 11 degrees 15 minutes North Latitude and 132 degrees 08 minuets East Longitude on Monday August 7, 1945. Franklin was "committed to the deep" in the official Burial at Sea Ceremony performed by the Commanding Officer on August 7, 1945, at 11 degrees 13 minutes North Latitude and 132 degrees 24 minutes East Longitude.