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U.S.S. Indianapolis
Above photo taken off coast of California July 1945
| Web Master's Note: In late March of 1945, the Indianapolis was damaged by a Kamikaze plane during the battle for Iwo Jima. In late July 1945, following repairs in California, she made a high-speed trip to Tinian Island to deliver atomic bomb components for "Little Boy", the first bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Thus completing that mission, she sailed for the Philippines. Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945 she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank quickly. Nearly 800 of her 1,200 crew members lost their lives. "Click" on the links below to read more on one of the most enduring stories of World War II. |
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