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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Joseph Lawrence Nichols

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Green Creek, Idaho

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A BOATSWAIN'S MATE 2ND CLASS 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.