Mom Of 5 Sullivan Boys Dies
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP)—Alleta M. Sullivan, 77, mother of the five Sullivan brothers who died when their warship sank during World War 11, died here Saturday following a stroke.
When the USS Juneau was sunk off the Solomon Islands in November 1942, her sons—George, 29; Francis, 26; Joseph, 23; Madison, 22; and Albert, 20, went down with the ship. They had enlisted in the Navy shortly after the outbreak of the war and had asked that they be allowed to serve together.
Their death were a major reason for a later Navy policy prohibiting all the sons of a family from serving on the same ship
Mom Of 5 Sullivan Boys Dies
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP)—Alleta M. Sullivan, 77, mother of the five Sullivan brothers who died when their warship sank during World War 11, died here Saturday following a stroke.
When the USS Juneau was sunk off the Solomon Islands in November 1942, her sons—George, 29; Francis, 26; Joseph, 23; Madison, 22; and Albert, 20, went down with the ship. They had enlisted in the Navy shortly after the outbreak of the war and had asked that they be allowed to serve together.
Their death were a major reason for a later Navy policy prohibiting all the sons of a family from serving on the same ship
Bio by: Laurie
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE FIVE SULLIVAN BOYS
GEORGE, FRANCIS, JOSEPH, MADISON & ALBERT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN NAVAL BATTLE OFF SAVO ISLAND
ON CRUISER U.S.S. JUNEAU, NOV. 13, 1942
Family Members
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George Thomas Sullivan
1914–1942
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George Thomas Sullivan
1914–1942
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Francis Henry "Frank" Sullivan
1916–1942
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Francis Henry "Frank" Sullivan
1916–1942
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Genevieve Marie Sullivan Davidson
1917–1975
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Joseph Eugene Sullivan
1918–1942
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Joseph Eugene Sullivan
1918–1942
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Madison Abel "Matt" Sullivan
1919–1942
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Madison Abel "Matt" Sullivan
1919–1942
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Albert Leo "Al" Sullivan
1922–1942
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Albert Leo "Al" Sullivan
1922–1942
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Kathleen May Sullivan
1931–1931