OTD 50 years ago, 29 brave men lost their lives in the frigid waters of Lake Superior.
Gordon Lightfoot immortalized their tragedy in his 1976 hit; The Wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The 29 men I listed below:
Ernest McSorley — Captain born in 1912 in Canada and lived in Toledo, Ohio.
John McCarthy — First mate born in 1913 and lived in Bay Village, Ohio.
James Pratt — Second mate born in 1931 and lived in Lakewood, Ohio.
Michael Armagost — Third mate born in 1938 and lived in Iron River,… read more