This site is dedicated to the 883 men of USS Indianapolis who paid the ultimate price for freedom. Best Viewed in 1024 x 768
*** NEW BOOK AVAILABLE ***
"ONLY 317 SURVIVED" authored by The Survivors of USS Indianapolis. Read of the tragedy of USS Indianapolis as written by the survivors themselves. 102 survivors and 40 deceased survivor families share the experience of delivering the atomic bomb components on 26 July, 1945 and subsequently being sunk by Japanese torpedoes on 30 July, 1945. They were found accidentally 5 days later, 883 men dead and 317 barely alive. Nothing left out... nothing added. Finally a book that recognizes and honors all 317 survivors.
TO ORDER:
Send $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling to:
USS Indianapolis Survivors Book Fund % Paul J. Murphy, Chairman.
14055 Dogleg Lane
Broomfield CO, 80020
(303-469-9503)
Make checks payable to " USS Indianapolis Survivors Book Fund % Paul J. Murphy, Chairman."
Commander Mochitsura Hashimoto, commanding officer of the I-58, died in Kyoyo, Japan on October 25, 2000 at the age of 91. He was an honorable man who came to the defense of Captain McVay just in his last months. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
CAPTAIN CHARLES BUTLER McVAY III HAS BEEN VINDICATED BY THE US CONGRESS
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Links of Interest
US Navy Indy Page
This site in no way endorses the views of the US Navy concerning the loss of USS Indianapolis and the subsequent Court Martial of Captain Charles Butler McVay III
This page is always under construction. More information about USS Indianapolis is added as I find time. Any and all contributions are welcome.
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