Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 1875 - 2006. World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories, ca. 1/1/1942 - ca. 6/1/1946. USS INDIANAPOLIS - Press Release.
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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...
