Most of the men on the ill-fated vessel died two weeks before the end of the war. It's one of the most tragic stories you'll ever hear about World War II. On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was ...

World War II veteran Cleatus Lebow, 98, passed away Sept 29 in Amarillo; he was the oldest of only two remaining survivors of the torpedoed vessel the USS Indianapolis from World War II. In total, ...

Don Howison was the last living officer of the Naval ship that sank in 1945. The oldest remaining survivor of the USS Indianapolis from WWII has died. The official Facebook page for the Naval ship ...

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the last remaining USS Indianapolis survivors passed away Tuesday. Robert “Bob” Witzig, 96, had served aboard the ship for an extensive time prior to the sinking. A post about ...

The USS Indianapolis was hit by Japanese torpedoes just after midnight on July 30, 1945, in the Philippine Sea, during World War II. The U.S. Navy's Portland-class heavy cruiser sank in 12 minutes.

—A Live Exploration of the Final Resting Place of the Sunken World War II Ship 72 Years After It Was Tragically Lost— PBS will give viewers a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the ...

First on "CBS This Morning," new video shows crews finding the World War II ship, USS Indianapolis, 72 years after it sank. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis led to one of the greatest losses of ...

Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima before being struck by ...

Congress has awarded the crew of the USS Indianapolis its Congressional Gold Medal. The Gold Medal is Congress’s highest award for distinguished achievements and contributions to the United States. A ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis has died. Richard "Dick" Thelen died Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at age 94. According to the USS Indianapolis Facebook page, Thelen was one ...