- Date
- 2021-01
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshipwreckdeathmemory
Summary
In January 2021, the Beaver Island Forum relayed an MLive report about the death of Frank Mays, described in the linked headline as the last living survivor of the 1958 sinking of the Carl D. Bradley.
Evidence limits
This record is based on a forum link to a newspaper report, not the report’s full preserved text or an independent civil record. The exact death date and the “last survivor” characterization should be verified against the linked article or other authoritative sources.
Sources
- The forum post linked an MLive report whose title described Frank Mays as the last living survivor of the Carl D. Bradley wreck and reported his death. The archived forum copy is a link relay; the exact death date, biography, and survivor count should be taken from the linked report or independent records rather than inferred here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015950
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Frank Mays, reported last living survivor of the Carl D. Bradley, dies, 2021”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/frank-mays-death-last-carl-d-bradley-survivor-2021/, accessed [date], citing BMcCaw, “Survivor of SS Carl D. Bradley-Frank Mays RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, January 9, 2021, topic 15950..
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