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Jul 27, 2018 · Though Tony King is sharp and alert at the age of 94, a part of him is trapped forever in the summer of 1945, when his World War II ship, the USS Indianapolis, was sunk from under him.
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Jul 6, 2016 · Court of Inquiry Casualty Summation. Lt. (jg.) Melvin W. Modisher. Attached is a roster of all personnel officers and enlisted men aboard the USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA35) at the time of the sinking...
Two long-standing mysteries surrounding the loss were the true number of men who sailed on the ship’s final voyage and how many of them survived her sinking. Competing sets of numbers arose: one...
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931, it was the flagship for the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance from 1943 to 1945 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the ...
Jul 25, 2019 · MaritimeQuest - USS Indianapolis CA-35 Survivors List. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more.
Of the 1,195-member crew, only 316 sailors survived the tragedy. The incident remains “one of the worst—and most controversial—tragedies in U.S. Navy history”. Survivors of the USS Indianapolis worked over the next several decades to raise the money to erect a memorial in honor of the cruiser and its missing crew.
Oct 18, 2022 · An estimated 300 American sailors were trapped in the hull of the USS Indianapolis as it sunk. The remaining men ended up in the ocean. Some had lifejackets while others clung to rafts and floating debris.
