Anderson, Vincent Udell, BM1c

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Final Rate
Boatswain's Mate 1st Class
Last NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate
Last NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate
Primary Unit
1938-1945, BM-0000, USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Service Years
1938 - 1945
BM-Boatswain's Mate
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Home State
Tennessee
Tennessee
 
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Casualty Info
Last Address
163 Ada St
Ontario, CA

Casualty Date
Jul 30, 1945
 
Cause
KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason
Torpedoed
Location
Pacific Ocean
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines
Wall/Plot Coordinates
(cenotaph)

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On 30 July 1945, after delivering parts for the first atomic bomb to the United States air base at Tinian, the ship was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58. She sank in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks while floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. Only 317 of the 900 survived.

BM1 Anderson was among those listed as missing in action and later declared dead.

   
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Service number: 3759184

   
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  1938-1945, BM-0000, USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

BM-Boatswain's Mate

From Month/Year
December / 1938

To Month/Year
July / 1945

Unit
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Unit Page

Rate
Boatswain's Mate 1st Class

NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate

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 USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Details

USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
























 
CLASS - PORTLAND
Displacement 9,950 Tons, Dimensions, 610' 3" (oa) x 66' 1" x 24' (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 8 x 5"/25, 8 x 0.5" 4 Aircraft.
Armor, 5" Belt, 2 1/2 Turrets, 2 1/2" Deck, 1 1/4 Conning Tower.
Machinery, 107,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32.7 Knots, Crew 621.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 31 MAR 1930 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ
Launched 07 NOV 1931
Commissioned 15 NOV 1932
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk 30 JUL 1945 by Japanese submarine I-58

 

USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She was named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.

She was the flagship of Admiral Raymond Spruance while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific. Her sinking led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. On 30 July 1945, after delivering parts for Little Boy, the first atomic bomb used in combat, to the United States air base at Tinian, the ship was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, sinking in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship.

The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attacks while floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. The Navy learned of the sinking when survivors were spotted four days later by the crew of a PV-1 Ventura on routine patrol. Only 317 survived.

 

Rank Name Date
Captain John M. Smeallie 15 November 1932 — 10 December 1934
Captain William S. McClintic 10 December 1934 — 16 March 1936
Captain Henry Kent Hewitt 16 March 1936 – 5 June 1937
Captain Thomas C. Kinkaid 5 June 1937 – 1 July 1938
Captain John F. Shafroth, Jr. 1 July 1938 – 1 October 1941
Captain Edward Hanson 1 October 1941 – 11 July 1942
Captain Morton L. Deyo 11 July 1942 – 12 January 1943
Captain Nicholas Vytlacil 12 January 1943 – 30 July 1943
Captain Einar R. Johnson 30 July 1943 – 18 November 1944
Captain Charles B. McVay III 18 November 1944 – 30 July 1945


Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels

Strength
Heavy Cruiser

Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Nov 24, 2022
   
   
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Johnston, Earl Rankin, PO2, (1942-1945) BM BM-0000 Other Service Rank
Demars, Edgar Joseph, CPO, (1939-1945) BM BM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Mulvey, William Robert, PO1, (1937-1945) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Wennerholm, Wayne Leslie, PO3, (1942-1945) BM BM-0000 Other Service Rank
Smith, Cozell Lee, Cox, (1942-1946) BM Cox-0000 Coxswain
Luttrull, Claud Ancil, PO3, (1943-1945) BM Cox-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Piper, Earl, (1940-1946) RM RM-0000 [Other Service Rank]
Haynes, Lewis Leavitt, CAPT, (1938-1965) OFF 210X Lieutenant Commander
Henry, Earl O'Dell, LCDR, (1941-1945) OFF 220X Lieutenant Commander
Conway, Thomas Michael, LT, (1942-1945) OFF 410X Lieutenant
Gerngross, Frederick Joseph, ENS, (1942-1945) 00 00X Ensign
Anderson, Lawrence Joseph, PO2, (1941-1945) SK SK-0000 Other Service Rank
Barksdale, Thomas Leon, PO3, (1943-1945) FC FC-0000 Other Service Rank
Berry Jr., Joseph R., S1c, (1943-1945) SD SD-0000 Other Service Rank
Briley, Harold Vinton, PO3, (1944-1945) MAM MAM-0000 Other Service Rank
Burkholtz, Frank, F1c, (1943-1945) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Burt, William George Allan, S1c, (1942-1945) QM QM-0000 Other Service Rank
Cadwallader, John Julian, PO3, (1944-1945) RT RT-0000 Other Service Rank
Campana, Paul, PO3, (1942-1945) RD RD-0000 Other Service Rank
Consiglio, Joseph William, PO2, (1944-1945) FC FC-0000 Other Service Rank
Davis, Thomas Edward, PO2, (1942-1945) SM SM-0000 Other Service Rank
Donald, Lyle Herbert, PO1, (1942-1945) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Gaither, Forest Maylon, PO2, (1942-1945) FC FC-0000 Other Service Rank
Gill, Paul Edward, PO2, (1943-1945) WT WT-0000 Other Service Rank
Guenther, Morgan Edward, PO3, (1942-1945) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Guye, Ralph Lee, PO3, (1943-1945) QM QM-0000 Other Service Rank
Hartrick, Willis Boomer, PO1, (1942-1945) MM MM-0000 Other Service Rank
Hensley, Clifford, PO2, (1942-1945) 00 00E Other Service Rank
Hickey, Harry Todd, PO3, (1942-1945) RM RM-0000 Other Service Rank
Hughes, Robert Alexander, PO3, (1944-1945) FC FC-0000 Other Service Rank
Hunter, Arthur Riles, PO1, (1940-1945) QM QM-0000 Other Service Rank
Jordan, Henry, S2c, (1944-1945) StM StM-0000 Other Service Rank
Kirk, James Roy, S1c, (1943-1945) Ck Ck-0000 Other Service Rank
Knupke, Richard Roland, PO3, (1944-1945) MM MM-0000 Other Service Rank
Koegler, William, PO3, (1943-1945) Ck Ck-0000 Other Service Rank
Krawitz, Harry Joseph, PO3, (1944-1945) MM MM-0000 Other Service Rank
Landon Jr., William Wallace, PO2, (1942-1945) FC FC-0000 Other Service Rank
Laughlin, Fain Heskett, PO3, (1944-1945) SK SK-0000 Other Service Rank
Lewis, John Robert, PO3, (1943-1945) GM GM-0000 Other Service Rank
Lindsay, Norman Lee, PO3, (1943-1945) SF SF-0000 Other Service Rank
Mankin, Howard James, PO3, (1943-1945) GM GM-0000 Other Service Rank
Melichar, Charles Harry, PO3, (1943-1945) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Metcalf, David William, PO2, (1943-1945) GM GM-0000 Other Service Rank
Michael, Bertrand Franklin, PO3, (1943-1945) Bkr Bkr-0000 Other Service Rank
Mills, William Harry, PO3, (1943-1945) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Mittler, Peter John, PO3, (1943-1945) GM GM-0000 Other Service Rank
Newcomer, Lewis Willard, PO3, (1944-1945) MM MM-0000 Other Service Rank
Peterson, Frederick Alexander, PO3, (1945-1945) ME ME-0000 Other Service Rank
Petrincic, John Nicholas, PO3, (1943-1945) FC FC-0000 Other Service Rank
Rockenbach, Earl Arthur, PO2, (1942-1945) Ck Ck-0000 Other Service Rank
Rutherford, Robert Arnold, PO2, (1942-1945) RM RM-0000 Other Service Rank
Schlatter, Robert Leroy, PO3, (1943-1945) AOM AOM-0000 Other Service Rank
Simcox, Gordon William, PO3, (1944-1945) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Smeraglia, Michael A., PO3, (1942-1945) RM RM-0000 Other Service Rank
Steigerwald, Fred, PO2, (1942-1945) GM GM-0000 Other Service Rank
Stevens, Wayne Allen, PO2, (1942-1945) MM MM-0000 Other Service Rank
Streich, Allen Charles, PO2, (1942-1945) RM RM-0000 Other Service Rank
Truitt, Robert Edward, PO2, (1943-1945) RM RM-0000 Other Service Rank
Turner, William Clifford, PO2, (1943-1945) MM MM-0000 Other Service Rank

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