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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ernest Franklin Bennett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Honored By

Stepheh Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A BOILERMAKER 3RD 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 LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 FELLOW CREWMEN.