Hometown: New Haven, CT
Branch: U.S. Navy
Unit:  USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Military Honors: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: July 30, 1945 - KIA at sea, Philippine Sea 
Age: 40
Conflict: World War II, 1939-1945

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Sources
Details submitted by Mr. Paul D. Everts, CAPT Flynn’s grandson
United States Naval Academy: 1927 Lucky Bag, p. 377
USNA Memorial Hall: Joseph A. Flynn, CAPT, USN
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: CAPT. Joseph A Flynn
U.S. Navy: The Ultimate Sacrifice: A Sailor Remembers Great Grandfather KIA Aboard USS Indianapolis
The Times-Herald, September 11, 1945: Local Officer Is Missing Off Indianapolis
U.S. Department of Defense: Worst Navy Disaster at Sea Led to Safety Changes
HonorStates.org: Joseph Ambrose Flynn
Burial Site: Find a Grave