INDIANAPOLIS — July 29 marked 80 years since the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. It was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in minutes in shark-infested waters. Of the 1,196 men on board, only ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – More than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history _ the World War II sinking of the USS Indianapolis _ have gathered in the cruiser’s namesake city ...
Though shark attacks are incredibly rare, they remain a subject of genuine terror. After all, people don’t like to think about being anywhere but at the very top of ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Edgar Harrell, the last surviving Marine of the USS Indianapolis, died Saturday at the age of 96. "Ed was beloved among the group, and traveled the world sharing the story of his ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dehydrated, exhausted, and preyed upon by sharks, the surviving crew of the sunken USS Indianapolis was in a living nightmare. Thanks to Marine ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The last surviving Marine who was aboard the USS Indianapolis, the U.S. Navy ship that was sunk in World War II, has died at the age of 96. Edgar Alvin Harrell of Tennessee died ...
The wreckage was found in the Philippine Sea. — -- The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis has been located, more than 70 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II. Microsoft ...