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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Friend Emery

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mill Valley, California

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS (QUARTERMASTER STRIKER) 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 LAST SEEN ON THE BRIDGE WHEN THE TORPEDOES STRUCK AND WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE GONE DOWN WITH THE SHIP. LISTED AS LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 FELLOW CREWMEN.