Frederick Braun Tryon (1928 - 1945)

Born 22 Mar 1928 in Bradford Woods, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Jul 1945 at age 17 in Philippine Sea

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Biography

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

Buglar 2nd Class Frederick Tryon was Killed in Action during World War II.

Frederick Tryon was awarded the Purple Heart.

Fredrick was born in 1928, the son of Frederick Tryon and Ina Braun. He enlisted in the Navy and served from April, 1945, until he was killed in action in the Philippine Sea in July, 1945.

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. Frederick was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. The crew of the USS Indianapolis was later awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.^[1][2]

Frederick is honored at two memorials: USS Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana and Fort William Mckinley, Manila, Philippines.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ * U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941 for Frederick Braum Tryon, Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (MT-WY), Bugler 2C, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Ina Braun Tryon, Rt, 2, Wexford (ancestry.com)
2. ↑ Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 for, Frederick B. Tryon, Troxel, Joseph R - Tuburan, Rafael (793), Application by mother Ina B. Tryon, Wexford, Allegheny, PA,
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194108027), memorial page for Frederick Baum Tryon (22 Mar 1928–30 Jul 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 194108027, citing U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Laura J. Stewart (contributor 47412616)
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56769201), memorial page for Bug2C Frederick B Tryon (22 Mar 1928–30 Jul 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56769201, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines ; Maintained by War Graves (contributor 6)

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCH8-QZC : accessed 7 April 2019), Fredrick Tryon in household of Catherine Braun, Bradfordwoods, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 527, sheet 1B, line 91, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1961; FHL microfilm 2,341,695.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQXN-5RK : 14 March 2018), Frederick Tryon in household of Arthur Gross, Tract 96, Ingomar, Franklin Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-197, sheet 15A, line 15, family 299, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3404.