Wednesday, November 10, 2010

In Memoriam: EDMUND FITZGERALD

Thirty-five years ago today, EDMUND FITZGERALD, under command of Captain Ernest McSorley, sank in Lake Superior with all 29 crew members on board. They were:

Armagost Michael E.
Beetcher Fred J.
Bentsen Thomas D.
Bindon Edward F.
Borgeson Thomas D.
Champeau Oliver J.
Church Nolan S.
Cundy Ransom E.
Edwards Thomas E.
Haskell Russell G.
Holl George J.
Hudson Bruce L.
Kalmon Allen G.
MacLellan Gordon F.
Mazes Joseph W.
McCarthy John H.
McSorley Ernest M.
O'Brien Eugene W.
Peckol Karl A.
Poviach John J.
Pratt James A.
Rafferty Robert C.
Riippa Paul M.
Simmons John D.
Spengler William J.
Thomas Mark A.
Walton Ralph G.
Weiss David E.
Wilhelm Blaine H.

More information and photos of the FITZGERALD can be found online at the Detroit Free Press and the S.S. EDMUND FITZGERALD Online.

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