Paul Wendle McGinnis

1925 - 2016  (90 years)

• Name	Paul Wendle McGinnis
  Born	13 Dec 1925	Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Feb 2016
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I465145	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2020

  
  

  Family	Marcella Carmel Baker,   b. 27 Jun 1927, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 2018, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Kathleen McGinnis
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F154253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Paul Wendle McGinnis Birth: 13 Dec 1925 Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Death: 13 Feb 2016 (aged 90) USA Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Memorial #: 158174105 Bio: Survivor of the sinking of the (Heavy Cruiser) USS Indianapolis (CA-35) by a Japanese submarine on 7/30/1945 at 15 minutes past midnight in the Philippine Sea; he was 1 of 317 who were rescued 5 days after the sinking but 880 lost their lives with 300 of them going down inside the ship and the others died due to water conditions, starvation, shark attacks or other causes. The Navy command did not even know the ship was sunk until 3½ days after the sinking.Paul's WWII experiences (along with others) are detailed in the 2002 book "U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivors".Update: On 8/19/2017, 1½ years after Paul's death, the wreckage was finally found 18,000' (3,000 Fathoms/60 football fields) down on the sea floor.As of 7/2017, there were 20 survivors still living. Inscription: SM3 US NAVYWORLD WAR II Family Members Parents Archibald Buchanan McGinnis 1894-1983 Alice Mary Conrad McGinnis 1895-1983 Spouse Marcella Carmel Baker McGinnis 1927-2018 Created by: Thats My Cuz (48113240) Added: 14 Feb 2016 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158174105/paul-wendle-mcginnis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 September 2020), memorial page for Paul Wendle McGinnis (13 Dec 1925?13 Feb 2016), Find a Grave Memorial no. 158174105, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Thats My Cuz (contributor 48113240) .