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In the January 2021, Legacy launched a new program for Student Members, ages 5 to 18. Twelve students joined as inaugural members and have been off to a strong start. These young members are actively involved in learning about the ship and sharing her story.
USS Indianapolis served President Roosevelt as ship of state, and Admiral Spruance as the 5th Fleet flagship in WWII. She fought gallantly through many campaigns, earning ten battle stars. Her final top-secret mission was to carry parts of the first atomic bomb used in combat to a U.S. airbase on Tinian.
18 wrz 2022 · By sharing photos and information, you honor their service and sacrifice, and keep the Indianapolis story alive. Biographical information may be submitted by a family member and by anyone interested in honoring one or more of these 888 fallen crew members.
12 wrz 2024 · This infographic provides a timeline of the USS Indianapolis's role in World War II, a diagram showing the ship's dimensions, a map of the location of its sinking, and a graph summarizing American casualties that resulted from the sinking and delayed rescue. The USS Indianapolis was built in Camden, New Jersey.
29 lip 2020 · Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. Join best-selling authors Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic who tell the story of the USS Indianapolis, her crew, and their illustrious battle history.
The discovery of the USS Indianapolis in August may be the final chapter in a tragic, yet captivating, story. Despite the tale’s intrigue and popularity, many of its commonly repeated features are untrue.
29 wrz 2023 · When the USS Indianapolis went down in July 1945, hundreds of soldiers were stranded in the water for days — right alongside swarms of bloodthirsty sharks. Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine while traveling between Guam and the Philippines.
