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Surviving the Deadliest Shark Attack in History
The in-depth story of the USS Indianapolis Disaster. This week is about sharks: In the final days of WWII, the crew of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) faced a harrowing choice: Burn on their sinking ship ...
Former Chaska resident seeks to clear his captain’s USS Indianapolis record
This story was originally published July 23, 1998 in the Chaska Herald. Paul Murphy always keeps fresh oranges in his house. He doesn’t make too much of this. In fact, ...
Lost, now found: Local connection to the discovery of historic warship wreckage
When Mary Welch, of Chaska, learned that wreckage of the World War II battleship USS Indianapolis had been found Aug. 19, it was a bittersweet moment. Torpedoed and sunk July 30 1945, its resting ...
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The sinking of the USS Indianapolis
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This Hero Rallied Wounded USS Indianapolis Survivors
the surviving crew of the sunken USS Indianapolis was in a living nightmare. Thanks to Marine Captain Edward Parke's display of heroism, he gave survivors that extra push to stay alive.
Monsters of the deep: The USS Indianapolis and the terror beneath the waves
At the time, 19-year-old seaman Loel Dean Cox was aboard the USS Indianapolis, a survivor of the tragic event who later ...
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Oldest remaining local survivor of USS Indianapolis dies
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This Legendary WW2 Vessel Helped Conduct the Doolittle Raids
The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...
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Navy plans to name new ship USS Indianapolis
The USS Indianapolis will sail again. Adm. Ricky Williamson announced Saturday night during a banquet for survivors of the warship lost during World War II that the Navy will give the city's name ...
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15 photos of the USS Indianapolis, whose World War II sinking started the deadliest shark attack in history
The celebrated USS Indianapolis was nearly blown in half ... and approximately 900 survivors would have to wait about four days in the water to get rescued. Subjected to dehydration, heat ...
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'We're Fed Up With It': Survivors of the USS Liberty Look for Answers 55 Years Later
The survivors of the attack on the USS Liberty -- an event that happened 55 years ago -- snapped salutes as the president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association, Larry L. Bowen, began a ...
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‘Extreme Survival’ talk with author Michael Tougias
The Edgartown library and the Haven library are co-hosting a virtual book talk and slideshow with New York Times–bestselling author Michael Tougias on his recent book, “Extreme Survival: Lessons from ...