Here’s the list of the 29 crew members who lost their lives aboard the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975 :
1. Michael E. Armagost, 37 – Third Mate, Iron River, Wisconsin
2. Fred J. Beetcher, 56 – Porter, Superior, Wisconsin
3. Thomas D. Bentsen, 23 – Oiler, St. Joseph, Michigan
4. Edward F. Bindon, 47 – First Assistant Engineer, Fairport Harbor, Ohio
5. Thomas D. Borgeson, 41 – Maintenance Man, Duluth, Minnesota
6. Oliver J. Champeau, 41 – Third Assistant Engineer, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
7. Nolan S. Church, 55 – Porter, Silver Bay, Minnesota
8. Ransom E. Cundy, 53 – Watchman, Superior, Wisconsin
9. Thomas E. Edwards, 50 – Second Assistant Engineer, Oregon, Ohio
10. Russell G. Haskell, 40 – Second Assistant Engineer, Millbury, Ohio
11. George J. Holl, 60 – Chief Engineer, Cabot, Pennsylvania
12. Bruce L. Hudson, 22 – Deck Hand, North Olmsted, Ohio
13. Allen G. Kalmon, 43 – Second Cook, Washburn, Wisconsin
14. Gordon F. MacLellan, 30 – Wiper, Clearwater, Florida
15. Joseph W. Mazes, 59 – Special Maintenance Man, Ashland, Wisconsin
16. John H. McCarthy, 62 – First Mate, Bay Village, Ohio
17. Ernest M. McSorley, 63 – Captain, Toledo, Ohio
18. Eugene W. O’Brien, 50 – Wheelsman, Toledo, Ohio
19. Karl A. Peckol, 20 – Watchman, Ashtabula, Ohio
20. John J. Poviach, 59 – Wheelsman, Bradenton, Florida
21. James A. Pratt, 44 – Second Mate, Lakewood, Ohio
22. Robert C. Rafferty, 62 – Steward, Toledo, Ohio
23. Paul M. Riippa, 22 – Deck Hand, Ashtabula, Ohio
24. John D. Simmons, 63 – Wheelsman, Ashland, Wisconsin
25. William J. Spengler, 59 – Watchman, Toledo, Ohio
26. Mark A. Thomas, 21 – Deck Hand, Richmond Heights, Ohio
27. Ralph G. Walton, 58 – Oiler, Fremont, Ohio
28. David E. Weiss, 22 – Cadet, Agoura, California
29. Blaine H. Wilhelm, 52 – Oiler, Moquah, Wisconsin