Deceased sailors

The Yorktown's deceased sailors are the carrier's collective presence — footsteps on the hangar deck, voices in the passageways, figures in dungarees, per staff and overnight guests. The Fighting Lady lost men in combat at Midway, Truk and Okinawa; the reports attach to the ship's actual war dead. The account has been recorded since 20th century. The vessel's reports concentrate where the work was hardest — ships and lights keep their own roll call. The file keeps Deceased sailors on the roster; the sightings keep the name alive.