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#4531853 - 07/29/20 10:15 AM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Taken earlier today at the USS Indianapolis memorial by a friend of mine whose father survived the sinking.

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I believe this is one of the most beautiful and tastefully done monuments anywhere.


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An aside... Indianapolis was sunk in the first minutes of July 30,1945. The time in the eastern US when the torpedoes struck her would have been shortly after 11:00 AM on July 29. My father, a WWII US Navy veteran himself, passed away 57 years to the day, almost to the hour, after Indianapolis' sinking. Today has been a very melancholy day for me.


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“A Sailors Reward”

"I have been sitting here and thinking of the things I left behind
And hate to put on paper, just what’s running through my mind
But there is one consolation, gather close and I will tell
When we die we’ll go to heaven, for we’ve spent our hitch in hell

We’ve dived a million bilges and chipped ten miles of paint
A meaner place this side of hell, there just simply ain’t
We’ve stood by endless hours, while waiting for our mail
We’ve stood a million watches, and been on all details

We’ve scrubbed a million mess halls, peeled a million spuds
We’ve lashed a million hammocks, and washed our dirty duds
The number of inspections stood, is very hard to tell
There’ll be no such thing in heaven, for we’ve spent our hitch in hell

We’ve cruised a million miles and made a thousand ports
We’ve spent the nights in dirty jails, for trying to be good sports
When final taps are sounded, and we lay aside life’s cares
Then we take the final shore leave, right up those golden stairs

The Angels will welcome us, and the harps will begin to play
We sign a million pay checks, all to be spent in one day
And then we’ll hear Saint Peter, greet us with a loud yell
Take a front seat sailors, for you spent your hitch in HELL."


Written by Ed (George Edward) Jones, S 2/c, from Blaine, Tennessee, Div. 5, Gunner, U.S.S. Indianapolis, sent to his sister Imogene (Jarnigan) in 1945.
Seaman Jones lost his life in the sinking.


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#4532460 - 08/03/20 06:20 PM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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75 years ago today, the last USS Indianapolis CA-35 Survivor was rescued.

Out of 1,195 crew members, only 316 came out of the ocean alive.

To break that number down:

The crew was made up of 1,156 sailors.
Only 307 Survived.

The crew had 39 Marines on board.
Only 9 Survived.

879 men lost their lives between July July 30th and August 3rd, 1945.

Approximately 300 went down with the ship when Indy was struck by two Japanese torpedoes. Over the next five days, the rest who were lost at sea perished from blast injuries, drowning, dehydration, hallucinations, and shark attacks.

316 men were left to speak in behalf of the other three-fourths of the crew.

Today, there are only eight USS Indianapolis CA-35 Survivors still living.

Honor them. Listen to them. Learn from them.

Never forget their 879 shipmates who did not come home.

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USS Indianapolis Survivor Robert Witzig has passed away at the age of 96. Seven remain.

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Somehow I missed the passing of an Indianapolis Survivor back in June. Tony King was lost to the entire USS Indianapolis community for decades and was welcomed back into the fold only a couple of years ago.

Rest in peace.

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#4567435 - 05/06/21 10:09 AM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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USS Indianapolis Survivor James Smith has passed away at the age of 96. Six remain.

James Wesley Smith, Sr.

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#4567438 - 05/06/21 10:35 AM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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#4567742 - 05/08/21 07:36 PM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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The last remaining US Marine survivor of the USS Indianapolis, Edgar Harrell, has passed away at the age of 96. Five remain.

Last surviving Marine of USS Indianapolis attack dies, only 5 survivors remain

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RIP to all who served on the CA-35.


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#4580059 - 09/14/21 04:30 PM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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USS Indianapolis Survivor Richard Thelen has passed away at the age of 94. Four remain.




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#4580105 - 09/15/21 04:39 AM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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I met a man with a USS Indianapolis hat at Union Station in Cincinnati. Inquired, because he looked about 15-20 years too young to have been on the ship. He told me, "My father was on the ship." I told him I was sorry for his loss and the nation was grateful for his sacrifice. He told me, "Yes, we hope he went down with the ship and didn't survive the sinking."

Still haunts me to this day.


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#4586006 - 11/27/21 03:56 AM Re: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Located [Re: F4UDash4]  
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USS Indianapolis Survivor Adolfo "Harpo" Celaya has passed away at the age of 94. Three remain.

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USS Indianapolis Survivor Granville Crane has passed away at the age of 95. Two remain.

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This animation gives an idea, eventually, of the sheer depth of the wreck. It's also of general interest for other wrecks, but it mentions the Indianapolis specifically so here it is.



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That is a fascinating video DM. I wasn't aware of the depth some of those ships were at.


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The remaining two USS Indianapolis Survivors, Harold Bray and Cletus Lebow, will gather for a reunion next week.

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