World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Samuel Gile Greene
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Monterey, Louisiana
Honored By
Stephen Savage
SERVED AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS. AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS AMONG 880 MEN LOST AT SEA.