Name/Title
Ralph A. Bethurem UniformEntry/Object ID
NavyUniform2022.55Description
Ralph Arthur Bethurem
SN:8728318
Water Tender Third Class
Enlisted: May 21, 1943
Discharged:
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
U.S.S Indianapolis
Received: September 1, 1943
Received from Receiving Station San Francisco, California
Transferred: No muster rolls available. However, he was reassigned in late 1945 and is not listed on any survivor lists for the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. The USS Indianapolis arrived at Pearl Harbor on July 19, 1945, just three days before it was struck by a torpedo and sunk.
U.S.S Tarawa
Received: December 8, 1945
Received from Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Transferred: February 14, 1946
Transferred to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for further assignment.Create Date
September 5, 2022Update Date
November 28, 2022
