Records, 1898-1991 (bulk 1945-1946 and 1984-1991).

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Records, 1898-1991 (bulk 1945-1946 and 1984-1991).

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The collection contains photocopies of official Navy records regarding the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, rescue of the survivors, and the court martial of Captain Charles Butler McVay III. Also included are photocopies from magazines and newspapers collected by John Ferzacca for his play THE FAILURE TO ZIGZAG, and by McVay's son Kimo Wilder McVay, in an attempt to clear his father's name. There are also drafts and a final copy of the play, and items related to its production by the Indiana Repertory Theatre in 1981. Also included are notes and the screenplay for Alan Sharp's story adaptation, THE MISSION OF THE SHARK. Other items include a diagram and photograph of the ship, a map of the region around the Mariana Islands, and an audio cassette of the story. Finally, there are slides of the sinking and rescue, a videotape documentary about the ship, and several reels of U.S. Navy motion picture film about the war in the Pacific stored in Visual Collections.

6 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 microfilm reel, and 1 cassette tape.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indianapolis (Cruiser)

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The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was commissioned in 1932 and saw extensive combat duty in the South Pacific theater during World War II. After completing a secret mission delivering parts for the atom bomb in July 1945, the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. It was four days before all survivors were rescued, and only 316 of a crew of 1,196 survived. Captain Charles Butler McVay III was court martialed, but was granted clemency in February 1946. From the descript...

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...

Indiana Repertory Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Sharp, Alan

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Ferzacca, John B.

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McVay, Kimo Wilder.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...