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Originally Posted by RHClarke
Jon and Geoff,
One of the more interesting and tragic side stories relating to the use of "the bomb" during WWII was that of the ill-fated USS Indianapolis (CA-35). See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35) for the story of this ship's life and death.
Imagine, four and a half days afloat in shark infested waters... |
Did I get it right from the dramatization that, by a quirk of fate, Truman "should" have been aboard Indianapolis?