On July 30, 1945, Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Indianapolis, and 880 lives were tragically lost. In this 1991 story, Across Indiana producer Titus Rush interviewed two Hoosiers who were there.
INDIANAPOLIS — The last surviving Marine who was aboard the USS Indianapolis when it sunk during World War II has died at the age of 96. According to the official USS Indianapolis Facebook page, Edgar ...
INDIANAPOLIS - More than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history - the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in World War II - have gathered in the cruiser’s eponymous city for ...