Collection, ca. 1938-1946.

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Collection, ca. 1938-1946.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/73822127

The collection contains correspondence, personal literary writings and published materials of William Billings. Among the items from his school days are poetry and short stories written for an English class. There are also ship publications from the USS Indianapolis, letters of condolence and memorial tributes, newspaper articles, and correspondence.

1 oversized box, 8 artifacts.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8111060

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...

Billings family.

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Billings, William Beeker 1916-1942.

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William Beeker Billings was born in Indianapolis and graduated from Purdue University in 1938. He joined the U.S. Navy the following year and became an aviator (pilot). He was assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis where he served as the ship's observation plane pilot. In early 1942 Billings married Margaret McNeely also of Indianapolis. In early July 1942 Billings' plane was on an observation mission when his aircraft lost control and crashed into the freezing waters near the Aleutian I...

United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet

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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...