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 ...

It was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after delivering ...

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 ...

The lore of the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser assigned to Task Force 54, began when the gray lady saw extensive action before the invasion of Okinawa during March 1945 that resulted in the downing ...

Edgar Harrell survived four days in open water after the attack. The last surviving Marine of the USS Indianapolis, the U.S. Navy ship that sank in July 1945, died this weekend. Edgar Harrell was 96 ...