Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Records Relating to the Sinking of USS Indianapolis, ca. 8/1945 - ca. 12/1945.

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Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Records Relating to the Sinking of USS Indianapolis, ca. 8/1945 - ca. 12/1945.

1945

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6210726

This series consists of correspondence and other records pertaining to the sinking of the cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) by Japanese submarine I-58 on July 30, 1945, and the subsequent search for survivors. The series includes copies of condolence letters sent by the ship's commanding officer, Captain Charles B. McVay III, to families of those who lost their lives as a result of the sinking, correspondence with family members, statements made by survivors, and reports submitted by ships and aviation units that participated in the search for survivors. The series also contains photographs of the ship and charts illustrating the search patterns of the ships and aviation units that searched for survivors.

5 linear inches

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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...