Anthony, Harold Robert

Rank and Name, Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Harold Robert Anthony.

Unit/Placed in, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Cruiser, United States Naval Reserve.

Harold is born approx. on May 18, 1907 in Lake Wood, New Mexico.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Spouse, Lilyan (Bell) Anthony.

Harold enlisted the service in New Mexico with service number # 8897870.

Harold was KIA when the Japanese Submarine I-58 Torpedoed the USS Indianapolis and she Sunk at the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Harold is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He is also Mentioned at U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Santa Fe National Cemetery,

Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA.

Thanks to, http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/cruisers/pages/uss_indianapolis_ca35_roll_of_honor.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org