It was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after delivering ...

The lore of the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser assigned to Task Force 54, began when the gray lady saw extensive action before the invasion of Okinawa during March 1945 that resulted in the downing ...

From Naval Reserve to 'oil king' on the USS Indianapolis, Robert Makowski was lost when the cruiser sank July 30, 1945. Taken in 1944, this is the Makowski family's last picture of Robert, right. He ...

In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis embarked on a journey from San Francisco to the tiny Northern Mariana island of Tinian, carrying components for 'Little Boy' - a lethal nuclear weapon that ...

In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis embarked on a journey from San Francisco to the tiny Northern Mariana island of Tinian, carrying the components for 'Little Boy' - the devastating nuclear ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On July 30, 1945, 879 heroes aboard the USS Indianapolis were killed in action and lost at sea, marking the greatest loss of life from a combatant ship during World War II.