Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Charles B. McVay.

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Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Charles B. McVay.

1919-2000

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/145761402

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (June 1919 - January 1969); Correspondence (February 1946 - March 1969); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (July 1927 - July 1947); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (June 1919 - June 1949); Disciplinary (November 1945 - July 2000); Medical Records (November 1918 - November 1968); Photographs & Negatives (no date).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11648192

National Archives at St. Louis

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McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968

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Charles Butler McVay III (August 31, 1898 – November 6, 1968) was an American naval officer and the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Indianapolis when she was lost in action in 1945, resulting in a significant loss of life. Of all captains in the history of the United States Navy, he is the only one to have been subjected to court-martial for losing a ship sunk by an act of war, despite the fact that he was on a top secret mission maintaining radio silence (the testimony of the Japanese com...