INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – More than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history _ the World War II sinking of the USS Indianapolis _ have gathered in the cruiser’s namesake city ...

INDIANAPOLIS — July 29 marked 80 years since the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. It was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in minutes in shark-infested waters. Of the 1,196 men on board, only ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Edgar Harrell, the last surviving Marine of the USS Indianapolis, died Saturday at the age of 96. "Ed was beloved among the group, and traveled the world sharing the story of his ...

INDIANAPOLIS - It has been 60 years since the USS Indianapolis went down in shark-infested waters. But the memory of the sinking of the ship, with the loss of 880 shipmates, is still fresh in the ...

Eighty years ago today, the USS Indianapolis went down in 12 minutes after being struck by two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine. Why it matters: The attack on the cruiser, which was named in honor ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dehydrated, exhausted, and preyed upon by sharks, the surviving crew of the sunken USS Indianapolis was in a living nightmare. Thanks to Marine ...

This week marks 80 years since the attack on the USS Indianapolis, which the Navy says had just finished delivering the parts of the atomic bomb that helped end World War II. The Navy says 1,195 ...

The wreckage was found in the Philippine Sea. — -- The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis has been located, more than 70 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II. Microsoft ...