"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

In the depths of the Pacific Ocean, 75 years ago, around 900 crew members of the USS Indianapolis were left stranded in shark-infested waters ...

July 31, 1945 - The USS Indianapolis was not reported missing after failing to arrive in Leyte. August 2, 1945 - By chance, the hundreds of men floating in the water were spotted by Americans.

The USS Indianapolis sinking started out as an obscure story. Over time, it has become well known through books, films and popular culture. I grew up with the story, with my grandfather talking ...

USS Indianapolis Paul Allen For four and a half days, they waded in shark-infested waters. "A shark would be coming through the group and he would take someone fairly close to you," Harrell said.

The USS Indianapolis sank shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945. The heavy cruiser was struck by two Japanese torpedoes. The first torpedo blew the bow off the ship, ...

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, starring Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, began filming last month. Another project, still in development, would involve Robert Downey Jr., ...

On July 16, 1945, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis departed from San Francisco on a secret mission that would ultimately help decide the war. Its destination was Tinian Island in the Marianas ...

A man whose uncle died while aboard the USS Indianapolis during World War II is searching for 12 Colorado families who survived or were lost at sea when the warship was torpedoed and sunk in 1945.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sunday marked 78 years since the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. In total, 879 heroes were lost at sea July 30, 1945, when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the ship. To mark the occasion ...

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the National Museum of the Pacific War will host a special tribute to honor the crew of the USS ...