USS Indianapolis correspondence, 1932-1934.

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USS Indianapolis correspondence, 1932-1934.

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The collection contains six items from the ship's first years of service, 1932-1934. Included are "Prayer on the occasion of the commissioning of the USS Indianapolis, 15 November 1932"; "Remarks by captain on the occasion of the commissioning of the USS Indianapolis, 15 November 1932"; a pamphlet, "Remarks by captain on the occasion of the presentation of the silver service to the USS Indianapolis, 3 December 1932"; two USS Indianapolis Christmas cards; and a typed letter from J.M. Smeallie abroad the Indianapolis at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Mandelkorn, 12 October 1934.

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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...

Smeallie, J. M.

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