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And once he got the bay's doors open, Marks and the other crew members began loading in the most vulnerable men from the Indianapolis. Wow. So he like put himself at risk to make sure he could get at least the most vulnerable on.

And once he got the bay's doors open, Marks and the other crew members began loading in the most vulnerable men from the Indianapolis. Wow. So he like put himself at risk to make sure he could get at least the most vulnerable on.

This is what I mean when you see like you really see like the opposite ends of the spectrum of like humans being humans here. People shoving people off of life rafts but then risking their own lives for each other.

This is what I mean when you see like you really see like the opposite ends of the spectrum of like humans being humans here. People shoving people off of life rafts but then risking their own lives for each other.

Now the Doyle was the first ship to reach the survivors a little after 9.30 p.m. Given the size of the destroyer and the extent to which the men were scattered across the water, Claytor and the crew of the Doyle had to be extremely careful to not churn up the water and set them adrift.

Now the Doyle was the first ship to reach the survivors a little after 9.30 p.m. Given the size of the destroyer and the extent to which the men were scattered across the water, Claytor and the crew of the Doyle had to be extremely careful to not churn up the water and set them adrift.

Or run them down because he couldn't. It was night. Yeah. But that wasn't the only problem. Claytor had also received warnings of Japanese submarines patrolling the area. I had a feeling. Putting the pressure on them to get the men of the Indianapolis out of the fucking water as quickly as possible.

Or run them down because he couldn't. It was night. Yeah. But that wasn't the only problem. Claytor had also received warnings of Japanese submarines patrolling the area. I had a feeling. Putting the pressure on them to get the men of the Indianapolis out of the fucking water as quickly as possible.

Other ships arrived a short time later and working with only the light from the Doyle because they didn't want to draw attention, they worked diligently to pull every survivor out of the water. Wow. Corporal Edgar Harrell said, most everyone was pretty much in my condition. You couldn't stand up, even difficult to sit up. You were exhausted, probably lost 20 to 25 pounds. In four days. Yeah.

Other ships arrived a short time later and working with only the light from the Doyle because they didn't want to draw attention, they worked diligently to pull every survivor out of the water. Wow. Corporal Edgar Harrell said, most everyone was pretty much in my condition. You couldn't stand up, even difficult to sit up. You were exhausted, probably lost 20 to 25 pounds. In four days. Yeah.

Captain McVeigh's group never saw the planes fly overhead, but that evening, the USS Ringness, a high-speed transport boat, spotted the group on their radar and slowly made their way over to them. McVeigh heard one of the men say, My God, look at this. There are two destroyers bearing down on us. Why, they're almost on top of us.

Captain McVeigh's group never saw the planes fly overhead, but that evening, the USS Ringness, a high-speed transport boat, spotted the group on their radar and slowly made their way over to them. McVeigh heard one of the men say, My God, look at this. There are two destroyers bearing down on us. Why, they're almost on top of us.

And he said when he turned, the ship was pulling up beside them and lowering the rescue equipment, and he said it was just like a view I can't even describe. Yeah. On board the Ringness, the injured were tended to by the ship's doctors, and other men ate and drank to excess. They hadn't eaten in four days. The USS Indianapolis went down at around 12.15 a.m.

And he said when he turned, the ship was pulling up beside them and lowering the rescue equipment, and he said it was just like a view I can't even describe. Yeah. On board the Ringness, the injured were tended to by the ship's doctors, and other men ate and drank to excess. They hadn't eaten in four days. The USS Indianapolis went down at around 12.15 a.m.

on July 30, 1945, taking with it roughly 300 men. The remaining 890 crewmen spent four days and five nights in the water. By the time the rescue crew arrived on August 2, only 317 men had survived. 890 went into the water. 317 survived. In total, the rescue operation took nearly 24 hours.

on July 30, 1945, taking with it roughly 300 men. The remaining 890 crewmen spent four days and five nights in the water. By the time the rescue crew arrived on August 2, only 317 men had survived. 890 went into the water. 317 survived. In total, the rescue operation took nearly 24 hours.

Years later, during an interview, Harlan Twibble said, saw some great heroism and I saw some great fright and I saw some things I wouldn't ever want to talk about. And I can't imagine. Now, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, which was followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later.

Years later, during an interview, Harlan Twibble said, saw some great heroism and I saw some great fright and I saw some things I wouldn't ever want to talk about. And I can't imagine. Now, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, which was followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later.

Although the Japanese wouldn't officially surrender for nearly a month, this basically effectively ended World War II. In all the enthusiasm over the end of the war, few people really gave a lot of thought about the missing men on the USS Indianapolis.

Although the Japanese wouldn't officially surrender for nearly a month, this basically effectively ended World War II. In all the enthusiasm over the end of the war, few people really gave a lot of thought about the missing men on the USS Indianapolis.