Alayna

Among the last of the injured to voluntarily give up his life was Commander Stan Lipski. This is just so sad. He was the Indianapolis's gunnery officer. He had suffered serious burns in the explosion after the first torpedo strike. And by the time he hit the water, quote, the flesh on his hands had been burned down to the tendons and his eyes were burned closed. Oh, my God.

Among the last of the injured to voluntarily give up his life was Commander Stan Lipski. This is just so sad. He was the Indianapolis's gunnery officer. He had suffered serious burns in the explosion after the first torpedo strike. And by the time he hit the water, quote, the flesh on his hands had been burned down to the tendons and his eyes were burned closed. Oh, my God.

Despite having remained in the water since abandoning ship, he had managed to avoid the sharks and hold out longer than most of the others who'd been gravely injured. He was still there on the third day. Then on the afternoon of August 1st, he looked to his friend, Louis Doc Haynes, and said, I'm going now, Lou. Tell my wife I love her and I want to marry her again. Oh, no. I know.

Despite having remained in the water since abandoning ship, he had managed to avoid the sharks and hold out longer than most of the others who'd been gravely injured. He was still there on the third day. Then on the afternoon of August 1st, he looked to his friend, Louis Doc Haynes, and said, I'm going now, Lou. Tell my wife I love her and I want to marry her again. Oh, no. I know.

That one, like, really got me. No, no, no. I almost just cried saying that. Oh, my God. Fuck. I know. You just ruined me. I know. Tell my wife I want to marry her again. Like... No. Fuck. Fuck. Hold on. I know. That, like, really got me. Like... That's awful. And just your friend looking at you and being like, I'm going now. Like, it's just like...

That one, like, really got me. No, no, no. I almost just cried saying that. Oh, my God. Fuck. I know. You just ruined me. I know. Tell my wife I want to marry her again. Like... No. Fuck. Fuck. Hold on. I know. That, like, really got me. Like... That's awful. And just your friend looking at you and being like, I'm going now. Like, it's just like...

And he looked at his friend because he was like, please remove my life jacket. Like he couldn't because his hands were burned down to the tendons. Oh, fuck, dude. So Haynes said he knew. He's like, he was in pain. Like he was miserable. It would be awful to stop him at that point. And he was like, he told me.

And he looked at his friend because he was like, please remove my life jacket. Like he couldn't because his hands were burned down to the tendons. Oh, fuck, dude. So Haynes said he knew. He's like, he was in pain. Like he was miserable. It would be awful to stop him at that point. And he was like, he told me.

And so he said he removed his friend's life jacket and allowed his body to slip under the surface of the water. Imagine being his fucking wife and hearing that. And like, thank goodness Haynes was later able to relay that message that like, tell my wife I love her and I want to marry her again. Stop saying that. I know. Every time I say it, I get a lump in my throat.

And so he said he removed his friend's life jacket and allowed his body to slip under the surface of the water. Imagine being his fucking wife and hearing that. And like, thank goodness Haynes was later able to relay that message that like, tell my wife I love her and I want to marry her again. Stop saying that. I know. Every time I say it, I get a lump in my throat.

Yeah. Now, throughout their four-day ordeal on the open ocean, the survivors had seen several planes fly overhead, like I mentioned. And they made strong efforts to get the attention of the pilots, but obviously to no avail. In fact, by the last day, any fears of being captured by the Japanese had left most of their minds, to be honest.

Yeah. Now, throughout their four-day ordeal on the open ocean, the survivors had seen several planes fly overhead, like I mentioned. And they made strong efforts to get the attention of the pilots, but obviously to no avail. In fact, by the last day, any fears of being captured by the Japanese had left most of their minds, to be honest.

And all that mattered at this point was getting the fuck out of the water. Right. The Indianapolis was expected to arrive back in the Philippines on Tuesday, July 31st. But when it failed to arrive, no one sounded the alarm. After all, they'd been on a top-secret mission, and there were many reasons why they could have been delayed.

And all that mattered at this point was getting the fuck out of the water. Right. The Indianapolis was expected to arrive back in the Philippines on Tuesday, July 31st. But when it failed to arrive, no one sounded the alarm. After all, they'd been on a top-secret mission, and there were many reasons why they could have been delayed.

So the few who were aware of their existence saw no reason to be concerned. Dear God. Also, the control offices in Guam and the Philippines had been charting the Indianapolis's travel each day using their last known coordinates and their speed to approximate the location. Yeah. Now, in truth, the U.S. Navy had no idea where they were or that it had sank. Yeah. It's just the truth of the matter.

So the few who were aware of their existence saw no reason to be concerned. Dear God. Also, the control offices in Guam and the Philippines had been charting the Indianapolis's travel each day using their last known coordinates and their speed to approximate the location. Yeah. Now, in truth, the U.S. Navy had no idea where they were or that it had sank. Yeah. It's just the truth of the matter.

They just didn't know. By that time, the wreckage had sunk to the bottom of the ocean, which was nearly 10,000 feet deep in that area.

They just didn't know. By that time, the wreckage had sunk to the bottom of the ocean, which was nearly 10,000 feet deep in that area.

I was looking up some of the pictures of when they eventually found it. Yeah. So there wouldn't have been anything to indicate that the ship had ever even been there on the surface.

I was looking up some of the pictures of when they eventually found it. Yeah. So there wouldn't have been anything to indicate that the ship had ever even been there on the surface.