World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl Emerson Mires
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Indianapolis, Indiana
Honored By
Richard Blanton, Jr.
HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS FOLLOWING THE SHIP BEING TORPEDOED BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE ON JULY 30, 1945.