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Today in History: USS Indianapolis (1945)

On July 30, 1945 the Japanese submarine I-58 sunk the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), killing 883 seamen.

The attack resulted in the worst single at-sea loss of life in the history of the U.S. Navy — most of the 883 men aboard died from “a combination of exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks as they waited for assistance while floating helplessly for several days.”

Amazingly, 321 members of the crew were plucked out of the water alive after four days (without life rafts).

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Rumor has it that the 110th United States Congress — led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) — will introduce a joint non-binding resolution later today blaming the crew of the USS Indianapolis for their own demise, stating that “Due to our interventionist foreign policy, we had it coming.”

The Democratic leadership’s resolution will also retroactively declare that the War against the Japanese was “unwinnable”.

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Monday, July 30th, 2007 | Trackback |

10 Responses to “Today in History: USS Indianapolis (1945)”

883 dead soldiers, and you use it for political bullshit. My father served in the Navy in WWII, and knew some of those soldiers. You have absolutely no class. None whatsoever.

Left by Dan on July 30th, 2007 at 9:16 am

There’s a sad documentary on this shown on A&E. They even interview the jap submarine commander that sunk the ship. While from a historical perspective the interview was interesting, it rubbed me the wrong way. I believe they used his testimony to unfairly punish the commander of the Indianapolis. (Eeriely similar to the Ramos and Campean story.)

Left by kma on July 30th, 2007 at 9:19 am

Hey, Dan — political bullshit? Whatever.

The one thing this old Vet has never been accused of (at least not until now) is not supporting and honoring the sacrifices of this nation’s heroes past and present.

It might be a subtlety lost on you, but I wasn’t denigrating those brave sailors; I was disparaging the blame-America Left.

Now, I’ve never claimed to have much class — but patriotism and respect for the military is one thing I’m not short of.

Left by Robbie on July 30th, 2007 at 9:27 am

What the heck is going on here? Why, give me one reason, why Pelosi and Reid would do this. I hope it’s only a rumor cause if it’s not, the dems have sunk their own ship!!!

Left by Dianne on July 30th, 2007 at 9:42 am

Dianne — the rumor that I alluded to was started by me.

It was meant as nothing more than a jab at our “blame-America first” Democrats and lefties, who have spent more time passing non-binding resolutions than they have passing meaningful legislation.

Left by Robbie on July 30th, 2007 at 9:46 am

Ohhhhhhh lol
Guess I should have put my reading comprehension glasses on..

lol

Left by Dianne on July 30th, 2007 at 10:08 am

Wow- I guess FDR was really a Republican…

Who knew?

Left by Preston on July 30th, 2007 at 3:04 pm

No my friend, he was a Democrat. But back then, Democrats stood for what was right, not what was convenient.

Left by Nazar on July 30th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

Did they mention Quint anywhere in that documentary? ;)

Left by Quint? on August 1st, 2007 at 4:56 pm

:) I was just thinking the same thing.
Here’s a guy that survived for four days whilst all his mates got bitten in two, who then rebuilt his life in a place called Amity.
30 years later, some Seaquest DSV actor asks him to acompany him and guy out of Close Encounters of the Third Kind to go and kill a really big bad shark.
Now heres the ironic thing. This guy lasted four days with sharks a plenty back in 1945, but near the end of this documentry I watched, the big bad shark eats half his boat, along with half of him.

The moral of teh story, never trust an actor!

Jonny

Left by Jon on August 5th, 2007 at 3:35 am

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