11/10/2025
Never forget.
The 29 crew members who lost their lives 50 years ago today aboard the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.
Rest In Peace..
1. Michael E. Armagost, 37 β Third Mate, Iron River, Wisconsin
2. Fred J. Beetcher, 56 β Porter, Superior, Wisconsin
3. Thomas D. Bentsen, 23 β Oiler, St. Joseph, Michigan
4. Edward F. Bindon, 47 β First Assistant Engineer, Fairport Harbor, Ohio
5. Thomas D. Borgeson, 41 β Maintenance Man, Duluth, Minnesota
6. Oliver J. Champeau, 41 β Third Assistant Engineer, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
7. Nolan S. Church, 55 β Porter, Silver Bay, Minnesota
8. Ransom E. Cundy, 53 β Watchman, Superior, Wisconsin
9. Thomas E. Edwards, 50 β Second Assistant Engineer, Oregon, Ohio
10. Russell G. Haskell, 40 β Second Assistant Engineer, Millbury, Ohio
11. George J. Holl, 60 β Chief Engineer, Cabot, Pennsylvania
12. Bruce L. Hudson, 22 β Deck Hand, North Olmsted, Ohio
13. Allen G. Kalmon, 43 β Second Cook, Washburn, Wisconsin
14. Gordon F. MacLellan, 30 β Wiper, Clearwater, Florida
15. Joseph W. Mazes, 59 β Special Maintenance Man, Ashland, Wisconsin
16. John H. McCarthy, 62 β First Mate, Bay Village, Ohio
17. Ernest M. McSorley, 63 β Captain, Toledo, Ohio
18. Eugene W. OβBrien, 50 β Wheelsman, Toledo, Ohio
19. Karl A. Peckol, 20 β Watchman, Ashtabula, Ohio
20. John J. Poviach, 59 β Wheelsman, Bradenton, Florida
21. James A. Pratt, 44 β Second Mate, Lakewood, Ohio
22. Robert C. Rafferty, 62 β Steward, Toledo, Ohio
23. Paul M. Riippa, 22 β Deck Hand, Ashtabula, Ohio
24. John D. Simmons, 63 β Wheelsman, Ashland, Wisconsin
25. William J. Spengler, 59 β Watchman, Toledo, Ohio
26. Mark A. Thomas, 21 β Deck Hand, Richmond Heights, Ohio
27. Ralph G. Walton, 58 β Oiler, Fremont, Ohio
28. David E. Weiss, 22 β Cadet, Agoura, California
29. Blaine H. Wilhelm, 52 β Oiler, Moquah, Wisconsin
Gone, but never forgotten..
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