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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.
William Joseph "Bill" Toti (born January 15, 1957) is an American author, photographer, military technology corporate executive, and former naval officer. Toti was the final captain of the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) and also served as commodore of Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Heslar Naval Armory was the home of Naval Operations Support Center Indianapolis, Marine Corps Reserve Center Indianapolis, and Naval Recruiting Station Indianapolis, as well as the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps Cruiser Indianapolis (CA-35) Division and the Central Indiana Young Marines of the Marine Corps League.
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
CA-33 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts: 17 Feb 1930 21 May 1932 23 Feb 1933 12 Jul 1946 Struck 1 Mar 1959; Sold for scrap 6 Oct 1959 Indianapolis: CA-35 New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey: 31 Mar 1930 7 Nov 1931 15 Nov 1932 — Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-58, 30 Jul ...
Doug Stanton is an American journalist, lecturer, screenwriter, and author of New York Times bestsellers In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (2001) and Horse Soldiers (2009), which is the basis of the 2018 feature film 12 Strong.
The historic district boundaries have expanded to include additional off-site memorials dedicated in recent years, including the USS Indianapolis CA-35 Memorial (1995), Medal of Honor Memorial (1999), and Indiana 9/11 Memorial (2011). [7]
CA35 or CA-35 may refer to: California's 35th congressional district; California State Route 35; California State Route 35 (1934–1964), the road originally designated California State Route 35; USS Indianapolis (CA-35), a United States Navy heavy cruiser; Calcium-35 (Ca-35 or 35 Ca), an isotope of calcium