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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Frank Neal

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Palestine, Texas

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35 WITH A CONTINGENT OF 39 MARINES DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND. THE INDIANAPOLIS WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945 AND HE WAS LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 FELLOW CREWMEN.