claim: Eugene E. Lindsey, born in Sprague, Washington, 2 July 1905, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927; he served with an observation squadron on the USS "Maryland", a Colorado"-class battlevessel, which was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in recognition of the seventh state.
supporting_facts.key: Eugene E. Lindsey
supporting_facts.key: USS Maryland (BB-46)