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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Edwin Mason Crouch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

REACHED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN IN THE U.S. NAVY AND WAS TRAVELING AS A PASSENGER ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35. AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND, THE INDIANAPOLIS WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS LISTED AS THE ONLY PASSENGER ABOARD SHIP, AND WAS LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 CREWMEN.