World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Herman Ferdinand Fuchs
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Honored By
Stephen Savage
SERVED AS A CHIEF MACHINIST ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35. AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS AMONG 880 CREWMEN THAT WERE LOST AT SEA.