Help us identify the unknown crewmembers in these priceless photos. The photos cover a wide span of time and include men lost at sea in the sinking of Indy, as well as survivors and former crewmembers. Some are official USN photos and others are candid shots taken on board, probably by the ship photographer, and on shore by independent photographers.
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?" - Terry Pratchett
These photos are keeping alive the memory of the men who served on board Indianapolis.
If you can provide a name for someone in a photo or have a group photo you would like to submit, please
contact us.
Crew Photo (Click to enlarge)
Description
Source
Left to Right
Front Row: Silberg, Findley,
Davis, Kirk, Hodge, Briggs, Sweralgia, Crooks
Second Row: Collier,
Trotter,
Becker, Poulin, Muran, Sykora, Troitt, Silas,
Rutherford, Jaqua
Third Row: Sebastian,
Igou,
Dollins,
Crabb,
Bogan,
Cole,
Walker,
Talley, Sturtevant, Gunderson
Fourth Row: Stout, Judge, Linnell, Winter,
Eddy
Fifth Row: Rollins, Stretch,
Hickey, Johnson
US Navy
Group Photo - Incorrect year from this photo. Should have been Christmas 1944.
Unknown
