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The lore of the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser assigned to Task Force 54, began when the gray lady saw extensive action before the invasion of Okinawa during March 1945 that resulted in the downing ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Attorney General Todd Rokita spoke at a ceremony on Friday marking 80 years since the USS Indianapolis went down in WWII.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week marks 80 years since the attack on the USS Indianapolis, which the Navy says had just finished delivering the parts of the atomic bomb that helped end World War II.
With the passing of Cleatus Lebow in October of 2023 at the age of 98, Harold Bray, a longtime Benicia native, became the lone living survivor from the USS Indianapolis.
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.