Beginning 23 August 1991, Benjamin M. Givens, Jr., FM & E Divisions, has developed the data base format; and researched the Ship's Log, Action Reports, Quarterly Muster Lists, Monthly Reports of Personnel Changes, Social Security Death Index, and 4 questionnaires. From this research he has compiled and maintains the records of the 33 item Computer Data Base for the 5,653 men who served on the Battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) from the time it was placed in Commission at Norfolk, VA on 30 April 1942, until the USS Indiana was placed in Commission In Reserve at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, WA on 11 September 1946.

C Commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, April 30, 1942, 1100 Hours

Departed Hampton Roads, VA for Pacific Fleet, Nov. 09, 1942, 1330 Hours.

PC Passage through Panama Canal, November 13, 1942

No Arrived Noumea, New Caledonia, and joined Pacific Fleet, December 02, 1942, 1610 Hours

Gu Capture and defense of Guadalcanal, January to February 08, 1943

Re Rennell Island Campaign, January 29 to January 30, 1943

Ne New Georgia Campaign, June 20 to July 25, 1943

Mc Marcus Island Raid, August 31, 1943

Gi Gilbert Islands Operations, November 11 to December 12, 1943

Ms Marshall Islands Operations, January 19 to February 01, 1944

W Collision with Battleship Washington, February 01, 1944, 0429 Hours

Tr Truk, Satawan, Ponape Raid, April 29 to May 01, 1944

Mi Marianas Operations, June 10 to August 27, 1944

P Capture and Occupation of Southern Palau Islands, August 30 to September 21, 1944

IJ Iwo Jima Campaign, February 15 to March 18,1945

O Okinawa - Gunto Operation, March 17 to June 11, 1945

Ty Typhoon, west of Okinawa, June 05,1945, arrived about midnight; at 0500 hours raining horizontally at 138 miles per hour, barometer reading 28.29 inches - 986.0millibars, with a record roll of 26 degrees.

KH Kamaishi and Hammamatsu Bombardments, July 14, July 30, August 09, 1945

LF Yokosuka Naval Base Landing Force, August 20, 1743 Hours to September 06, 1945, 1235 Hours

TB Anchored in Tokyo Bay, September 05, 1945, 0730 Hours

Departed Tokyo Bay for San Francisco, September 14,1945, 1250 Hours

Departed Pearl Harbor for San Francisco, September 23, 1945, 1600 Hours

SF Passed under Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, September 29, 1945, 0744 Hours

Departed Hunters Point for Bremerton, WA October 29, 1945, 0751 Hours

Anchored in Puget Sound, October 31, 1945, 1550 Hours

Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA, November 01 to 30, 1945

Departed Bremerton, WA for San Francisco, February 11, 1946, 0637 Hours

Moored Pier 33 Embarcadero San Francisco, February 13, 1946, 1015 Hours

Departed Pier 33 Embarcadero San Francisco for Bremerton, WA April 02, 1946, 1131 Hours

Anchored Bremerton, WA, April 05, 1946, 0645 Hours

At 1515 Hours, Wednesday September 11, 1946, USS Indiana was placed in Commission in Reserve at Pier #5, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

On September 11, 1947 USS Indiana was Decommissioned and joined the Reserve Fleet

Reu Attended at least one reunion

R Responded to one or more questionnaires

&__ Also in another Division
 
 

Name, Rank, Serial Number, On Ship Date, Off Ship Date - 5,653

Enlistment Date - 4,925

Enlistment Place - 5,020

Attended at least one Reunion - 1,234 (21.37%)

Last Address - 1,596

Responded to at least one of four questionnaires - 381

Born date - 1,258

Born Place - 378

Death Date - 906

Death Place - 834

Social Security Number - 1,160 (16 No)

Spouse name - 918

Occupation - 755

Events - 5,612

Pearl Harbor Survivors - 53

Plank Owners - 2,109 (85 officers)

Officers - 452

Naval Academy Graduates on Indiana - 101

Cruise Book - 1,944

Best Address - 5,051

Reunion attendee , haven't found in muster lists - 20

Reported deceased, haven't found in muster lists - 19

Number of Data Base Items - 33
 
 

Started data base at Washington Reunion, 23 August 1991

First used MAILALL program

Received new Desktop computer, 24 September 1992

Used PC File program, 20 March 1993 to 09 May 1993

Bought Paradox on 28 April 1993, transferred files from PC File to Paradox 03 May 1993

First entered names from Cruise Book by Division (01sf, etc.), starting 03 May 1993

Entered 480 names from 15 Sept 1992 Reunion List received from Ensley on 10 June 1993

Merged all separate division files (sf) from Cruise Book, 1,994 names

Added prior and new names to Ensley Reunion List, 1,119 names

Merged all Cruise Book division files (1,994 names) with Ensley Reunion List (1,119 names), eliminated duplicates which resulted in 2,443, names (indreusf) 30 Aug, 1993

Had 2,437 names-18 items in data base for Phoenix Reunion, Oct, 1993

Started to go to National Archives every Wednesday on Wednesday 08 Sept 1993, to use US Navy Muster lists on microfilm, also checked availability of Ship's Log

Had 407 additional names from microfilm by 30 Dec 1993

Continued to add names to (indreusf). Learned how to print out .RSL; 20 items on 04 Jan 94

900 additional names from microfilm, by 09 March 1994

First Questionnaire sent out April 1994, 142 responses

Had 2,055 additional names from Quarterly Muster Lists on 25 May 1994 (indm0642)

Merged (indreusf) and (indm0642) creating (indiana.db) on 15 June 1994

107 officers on 08 July 1994 (indofcr)

Bought and received Microfilm, 28 Dec 1994

Started to go two days a week to Reston Library and use their microfilm reader Feb 1995

Bought Laptop on 06 March 1995

Second Questionnaire sent out, 23 December 1995, 153 responses

Third Questionnaire sent out, 15 August 1996, 116 responses

Finished work on microfilm at Reston Library, 23 Sept 1996 5,340 names 354 officers

Started to go to Archives II two days a week on 05 Nov 1996 to copy Officers, Marines, TDD and V division from original Ship's Log

Completed work at Archives II on 18 Mar 1997. 26 Items 5,651 names 452 officers

Fourth Questionnaire sent out, 12 Apr 1997, 121 responses

Printed and distributed the individual records to each of the 110 Washington 25^th Reunion attendees, 14 August 1997

Started to research Naval Academy Alumni Register, 17 Aug 1997

Completed review of Naval Academy Alumni Register, 28 Aug 1997, 100 graduates on ship

Review of Plank Owners in Ships Log, 03 Sep to 15 Sep 1997

Added additional items; NA Order, Retired, Retired As. Now have 30 Items in Database, 10 Oct 1997

Completed new items from Register of Alumni of Naval Academy

Added additional Item; E-Mail Address. Now have 31 items in Database

Changed all dates from DD-MM-YY to YY-MM-DD to facilitate sorting, 27 Oct 1997 to 07 Feb 1998

Compiled and edited, Excerpts from the Ships Log, War Diary, Action Reports, and Special Reports, 23 February to 28 May 1998

Started USS Indiana BB-58 Web Site 02 June 1998

Bought new desktop August 1998

Added additional items; Place of Birth, Place of Death. Now have 33 items in Database.  05 May 1999

Continued to develop Web Site 02 June 1998 to Last Updated Date.

Review and update of SS#'s in Data Base using Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and previously reported deaths at all reunions. 25 February to 30 April 2000
 
 

Last Updated 05 December 2000

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