ALEXANDER LOUIS SALDARINI, Acting Quartermaster, 20; Union Hill, NJ
Saldarini was the son of a real estate developer. He sent home several wonderful photographs of life on TAMPA and on shore, including one showing "USS TAMPA" written in chalk. His remains, found about three weeks after TAMPA went down, were one of just three found. They were the only ones identified through dog tags, embedded with his fingerprints, a relatively new practice during World War I. Due to the condition of his body, he was reburied at sea.
L-R: Norman Walpole, Alexander Saldarini, Harold Irish, Edward Shanahan
Note: "USS TAMPA" written in chalk in the foreground.
Alexander Saldarini on the TAMPA
Alexander Saldarini on the TAMPA
Alexander Saldarini