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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.Launched in 1931, it was the flagship of the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance from 1943 to 1945 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific during World War II.
Quint says the disaster occurred on June 29, 1945, when in reality the sinking didn't happen until a month later. Putting that aside, the scene remains iconic, offering a rare glimpse into what ...
Charles Butler McVay III was born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, on August 31, 1898, to a Navy family. [2] His father, Charles Butler McVay Jr. (1868–1949), commanded the tender Yankton during the cruise of the Great White Fleet (1907–1909), was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War I, and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet in the early 1930s.
6 June The Boeing B-29-40-BW Superfortress [30] that led the first B-29 raid on Tokyo on 24 November 1944 (42-24592), nicknamed "Dauntless Dotty", of the 869th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force, left Kwajalein at 3:06 am for the second leg of a ferry flight back to the United States, commanded by Capt. William A ...
On June 27, 2015, filming was underway in Orange Beach. [14] A World War II-era vintage PBY-6A Catalina amphibious seaplane was being used for the filming on June 29, 2015, when it took on water and beached near the Flora-Bama lounge, Orange Beach. [15] There were no injuries during the incident, and the rescue team secured the pilot and co ...
Category: June 1945. 12 languages. ... Maritime incidents in June 1945 (29 P) Pages in category "June 1945" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
29 June 29, 1945 (Friday) 30 June 30, 1945 (Saturday) 31 References. Toggle the table of contents. June 1945. 3 languages. ... The following events occurred in June 1945:
He resigned on June 29, 1945, to become Chief of the Rural Electrification Administration, where he served until 1953. He ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1956, losing to incumbent Homer E. Capehart. Wickard was killed in an automobile accident and died on April 29, 1967.