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Michael H. Standart
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Username: mstandart
Post Number: 13509
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2007 - 4:59 pm: | 
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From The Washington Times:
WWII ship sinking marked in exhibit
quote:INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sixty-two years after Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Indianapolis in shark-infested waters, an exhibit in the vessel's namesake city documents its tragic end in the final weeks of World War II.
The exhibit at the Indiana War Memorial, which opened yesterday, includes letters and telegrams about the July 30, 1945 sinking, the ship's bell and even the type of life jacket that kept the oil-drenched servicemen afloat in the ocean for more than four harrowing days.
For the rest of this two page story, go to http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070708/NATION/107080044/1002
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Philip Hind
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Username: admin
Post Number: 905
Registered: 12-1999
| | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 11:06 pm: |
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Just posted on Gare Maritime:
Recalling the USS Indianapolis: An Interview with Cleatus Lebow
I was in my bunk when the two torpedoes hit. Our after compartment wasn’t damaged. I went to my locker, put on a shirt and pants, and took a pair of slippers from under my mattress and went upon deck. Now, on the quarterdeck were a lot of men who were injured- burned- and they were calling for doctors. I went to the fire control workshop, and passed out some life jackets there. We went down a deck, two friends and I, and tried to push a lifeboat out. But, we couldn’t because of the list. It was a big, heavy, whale boat. The ship was listing heavy to starboard, and I said that we should get out of there. We were on the ladder when the ship rolled hard again, and that lifeboat crashed in and crushed several men against the bulkhead.
[Moderator's Note: Three threads about the Indianapolis have been merged to form this one. MAB] |
Michael H. Standart
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Username: mstandart
Post Number: 16801
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 5:10 pm: |
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From Jacksonville.com:
As a boy, Navy ensign helped clear WWII skipper
quote:PENSACOLA, Fla. - During his senior year in 2003, Hunter Scott was chosen Most Likely To Succeed by his Pensacola High School classmates.
Well, considering young Scott had already been on David Letterman's television program twice, testified before Congress and been honored with Hunter Scott Day in Hawaii and Florida, it wasn't like his classmates went out on a limb.
Scott gained fame as a youngster, attracting national media attention with a middle-school history project that he hoped would clear the name of a World War II skipper unfairly tarnished by the Navy and history. He succeeded.
For the rest, go to http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/012008/D8U9IL000.shtml
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Jan Quinn
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Username: janq
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 2:39 pm: |
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My uncle was a survivor aboard the USS Indianapolis.Now in his 80's he is putting it all on tape for us.He tells some pretty awful things.Including the demise of a guy floating whom he was holding hands with.He hasn't talked about it much but I know it had a profound affect on him. |
Michael H. Standart
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Username: mstandart
Post Number: 20655
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 4:00 am: |
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From The Chicago Sun-Times:
Survived sinking of ship in WWII
quote:Navy radioman Jack Miner survived the sinking of his ship in the waning days of World War II only to spend four days in a life jacket floating and swimming in a steamy ocean filled with oil-soaked wreckage, wounded and dying men, and hungry sharks.
Herbert Jay Miner II was one of 1,196 men aboard the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis when it was struck by two Japanese submarine torpedoes on July 30, 1945. About 300 men went down with the ship in 12 minutes. Of the remaining approximately 900, only 316 were rescued four days later. The others were lost to their injuries, drowning, heat and thirst, or the sharks.
For the rest of this obituary, see http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1074145,CST-NWS-XMINER25.article
Comment: Rest in peace shipmate. You've earned it.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Michael H. Standart
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Username: mstandart
Post Number: 22808
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 2:02 am: |
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From MSNBC:
In death, WWII survivor joins shipmates
Sailor spreads ashes of grandfather who survived USS Indianapolis tragedy
quote:YOKOSUKA, Japan - When the submarine USS Ohio surfaced at sea and Machinist Mate 1st Class Jason Witty emerged from the hatch to look around, he saw calm, blue water under a peaceful sky — perfect for the solemn task he was about to perform.
On the map, the Ohio was afloat in just another indistinguishable expanse of the Pacific Ocean. As Witty stood on deck holding a silver pitcher, the vessel was alone.
Two page story begins at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27476998/
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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