World War II Honoree

Millard Gladd, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ogdensburg, Kentucky

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

HE SERVED ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35, THE FLAGSHIP OF THE 5TH FLEET. IN 1944 HE SAW ACTION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER AT THE GILBERT, MARSHALL, AND MARIANA ISLANDS, PELELIU AND IWO JIMA ISLANDS. IN JULY 1945 HE DELIVERED URANIUM 235 TO TINIAN ISLAND FOR THE ATOMIC BOMBS. HIS SHIP WAS SUNK ON JULY 30,1945, ONE OF THE LAST SHIPS SUNK IN THE WAR. HE WAS ONE OF 316 SURVIVORS OUT OF A CREW OF 1,196 SAILORS.