World War II Honoree

Daniel M. Nixon

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Robinson, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

HE WAS A SEAMAN 2ND CLASS AND SERVED ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35, FLAGSHIP OF THE 5TH FLEET. IN 1944 HE SAW ACTION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER AT THE GILBERT, MARSHALL, MARIANA, PELELIU AND IWO JIMA ISLANDS. IN JULY 1945 THEY DELIVERED URANIUM 235 TO TINIAN ISLAND FOR THE ATOMIC BOMBS. THE 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.