Resica
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Good video.
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USS Indianapolis
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cowhornedspike
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Knew the man who was the communications officer on that ship and spent days in the water in a life raft waiting to be rescued. His story was interesting to say the least.
He also had a piece of a Jap zero wing that he recovered from a kamikaze attack during an earlier mission well before the ship was sunk by the sub attack. He passed a few years ago.
He also had a piece of a Jap zero wing that he recovered from a kamikaze attack during an earlier mission well before the ship was sunk by the sub attack. He passed a few years ago.
Oldstick
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Great video.
Total fiction, but Robert Shaw's character telling of his Indianapolis experience during the movie "Jaws" is a pure classic.
Total fiction, but Robert Shaw's character telling of his Indianapolis experience during the movie "Jaws" is a pure classic.
georgia_home
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1990’s. Was sitting in a car waiting for someone at the airport in … New Orleans iirc and heard excerpts of book on NPR. Iirc the doctor.
inspired me to get the book and read it. Very good
edit: in harms way
inspired me to get the book and read it. Very good
edit: in harms way
Use Enough Gun
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In Harms Way is a very good read .
westcobbdog
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Thinking that the US really dropped the ball and never circled back for those men until way after the fact.
Resica
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Seems to be. Radio silence and no info on them because of top secret mission. Just a shame!
Use Enough Gun
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Plus , the Captain asked for escorts ships and was told no ; higher ups told him there were no Japanese subs in his path .
cowhornedspike
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My friend and his fellow survivors spent years trying to get their captain exonerated. He claimed the cap did nothing wrong. They are pretty much all dead now as far as I know.
Use Enough Gun
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Correct , he was the only captain in US military history to be court marshaled for losing a ship in warfare . His surviving crew spent years trying to get him exonerated .
The book in Harms Way begins with the Captain killing himself , book is great but a sad read .
Resica
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The Japanese sub commander said it would have made no diff. if he was zig zagging. Capt. Toti of the USS Indianapolis sub and a commodore of a sub squadron in Pearl spent a lot of time trying to get Capt. Mcvay exonerated. He's on " The Unauthorized History of The Pacific War" podcast and he is great. There are several videos on there about the Heavy Cruiser Indianapolis!
