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First Name: Edgar
Last Name: Demars
Birthplace: USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Navy (present)
Rating: Boatswain's Mate Chief Petty Officer
Home of Record: MN |
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Middle Name: Joseph
Date of Birth: 20 October 1920
Date of Death: 30 July 1945 (Official)
Rank or Rate: Chief Petty Officer
Years Served: 1939-1945 |
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Edgar Joseph Demars
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)
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Biography:
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He was serving aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) when it was sunk by a Japanese Submarine on 30 Jul 1945, enroute to Guam. He is currently listed by the DPAA as unrecoverable and unaccounted for. He was aboard when the Indianapolis delivered the components for the "Little Boy" Atomic Bomb.
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Honoree ID: 133216 |
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