Dale Eugene Stone (1928 - 1945)

Born 1928 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

Died 30 Jul 1945 at about age 17 in Philippine Sea

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Biography

Seaman 2nd Class Dale Stone served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 1945
Unit(s): USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Service ended: 30 Jul 1945

Seaman 2nd Class Dale Stone was Killed in Action during World War II.

Dale Stone was awarded the Purple Heart.

Dale was born in 1928. His mother was Ione V. (Hartman) Stone (later married Lendman).

Dale enlisted in the navy and was stationed on the USS Indianapolis as Seaman 2nd class on 12 May 1945.^[1]

In July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was sent on a secret mission to deliver the components of the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian Island without an escort, on the return trip, still without escort, it was attacked by a Japanese submarine. The USS Indianapolis sank in 12 minutes on 30 Jul 1945 with some 300 of the 1,195 crewmen aboard going down with the ship. With few lifeboats and many without life jackets, only 316 of the nearly 900 men set adrift survived the 4 days in shark infested water before rescue. Dale was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. The crew of the USS Indianapolis was later awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.^[2][3]

Dale is honored at two memorials: USS Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana and Fort William Mckinley, Manila, Philippines.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/32066266:1143?tid=&pid=&queryId=5204c103cdda8630a950c68c17234275&_phsrc=sdj8&_phstart=successSource
2. ↑ U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975 https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XmgmEAC
3. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/63306:1122?tid=&pid=&queryId=ff6816a7a1298ce766aef91d3062046b&_phsrc=sdj2&_phstart=successSource
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7M8-M93 : accessed 23 June 2023), Dale Stone in household of Samuel A Hartman, Three Rivers, St Joseph, Michigan
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K41K-MHZ : Sun Jun 18 02:45:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Hartman and Viola Hartman, 1940

• Dale is included on the USS Indianapolis in World War II Wikitree Space Page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:USS_Indianapolis_%28CA-35%29_in_World_War_II