World War II Honoree

Frederick Elliott Harrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Waterbury, Connecticut

Honored By

Stephen Savage

HE SERVED AS A SEAMAN 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 RESCUED AFTER SURVIVING 4 DAYS AND 5 NIGHTS IN THE WATER BUT DIED 2 DAYS LATER AND WAS BURIED ON PELELIU. HE WAS LATER LAID TO REST IN A MILITARY CEREMONY IN HIS HOME OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.