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USS Indianapolis wreckage found
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:54 am
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:54 am
truly historic. one of the true great naval tragedies in WW2, glad they've located her
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Wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, which sank 72 years ago after being torpedoed during World War II, was found in the Philippine Sea by the expedition crew of billionaire Paul Allen.
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Prior to being attacked, the Indianapolis had delivered components of one of the two nuclear weapons that were later dropped on Japan.
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"For more than two decades I've been working with survivors. To a man, they have longed for the day when their ship would be found, solving their final mystery," Captain William Toti, retired, spokesperson for for the survivors of the USS Indianapolis told PaulAllen.com.
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Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:55 am to lsuroadie
Duck
Posted on 8/20/17 at 8:06 am to lsuroadie
Hundreds of sailors we're eaten by sharks. The accounts might be the most harrowing of any war story.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 8:06 am to p0845330
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Duck
No, sharks!
Posted on 8/20/17 at 8:23 am to lsuroadie
Another news account mentioned Paul Allen knew it was the Indianapolis when they could make out the swastika painted on the ships deck.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 8:33 am to GetBackToWork
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Paul Allen
Detlef Schrempf
Posted on 8/20/17 at 10:04 am to NyCaLa
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Hundreds of sailors we're eaten by sharks. The accounts might be the most harrowing of any war story.
Battan march
Chichi jima
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