President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “ship of state” Admiral Spruance’s 5th Fleet flagship in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II Recipient of ten Battle Stars and Navy Unit Commendation…the legendary heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). ...
As for theIndianapolisitself, aresearch vesselowned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allendiscoveredtheship’s wreckageat the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in August 2017. The wreck site is nowunder the careof the Navy, which has left it undisturbed as a war grave for the hundreds of soldiers who...
Stephen Bumgardner (Wife Irene) B Div.2-C 1971-74 Indianapolis, IN LeRoy Cox (Wife Rose) V-3 Div. 1964-1966 Denham Springs, LA Mark Mauer CVW-19 Staff 1976-1977 Cumberland, WI Dan Iorio (Wife Jo Ann) M Div. 1965-1968 Celebration, FL ...
INDIANAPOLIS - More than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history -...Callahan, Rick
"To be able to honor the brave men of the USS Indianapolis and their families through the discovery of a ship that played such a significant role in ending World War II is truly humbling," Allen said in the news release. The Indianapolis, with 1,196 sailors and Marines on board, was ...
Stephen Bumgardner (Wife Irene) B Div.2-C 1971-74 Indianapolis, IN LeRoy Cox (Wife Rose) V-3 Div. 1964-1966 Denham Springs, LA Mark Mauer CVW-19 Staff 1976-1977 Cumberland, WI Dan Iorio (Wife Jo Ann) M Div. 1965-1968 Celebration, FL ...
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USS Indianapolis, U.S. Navy heavy cruiser sunk by the Japanese on July 30, 1945, after which only some 300 were saved from the shark-infested waters.
The USS Indianapolis was a well-known cruiser that played a crucial role in WWII. On July 30, 1945 - just before the war ended - the USS Indianapolis sank with 1,159 people on board, taking about 300 crewmembers down with the ship, and leaving almost 900 people stranded in the ocean ...