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A factual look at the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and its aftermath, examining the events, survival story, and historical ...

Seven shipboard personnel were evaluated at local hospitals for minor injuries and cleared to return to the ship on Wednesday, a Navy spokesperson said.

The fire was extinguished, and the injured sailors were treated for minor injuries at local hospitals before being cleared to ...

The survivors of one of World War II’s worst naval disasters were awarded Congressional Gold Medals in a ceremony last Friday. In the virtual ceremony, House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ...

The Navy has changed the status of 13 World War II crew members of the ill-fated USS Indianapolis from “unaccounted for” to “buried at sea,” Navy officials announced this week. The Indianapolis had ...

Congress has awarded the crew of the USS Indianapolis its Congressional Gold Medal. The Gold Medal is Congress’s highest award for distinguished achievements and contributions to the United States. A ...

Navy Seaman 2nd Class George David Payne was just 17 years old when a Japanese submarine torpedoed his ship in the last weeks of World War II, sinking the vessel and killing him along with more than ...

With the passing of Cleatus Lebow on Thursday morning at the age of 98, Benician Harold Bray is now the lone living survivor from the legendary USS Indianapolis. Lebow, raised in Abernathy, Texas, ...

In this July 10, 1945, photo provided by U.S. Navy media content operations, USS Indianapolis (CA 35) is shown off the Mare Island Navy Yard, in northern California, after her final overhaul and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis has died. Richard "Dick" Thelen died Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at age 94. According to the USS Indianapolis Facebook page, Thelen was one ...