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80-G-490314: Loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), July 1945

80-G-490314:  Loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), July 1945.   Surrounded by a handful of his more fortunate shipmates and men from the base at Pelelieu, the body of a bluejacket from USS Indianapolis (CA-35), sank by Japanese submarine I-58, July 30, 1945, is borne to its final resting place.  Photographed August 15, 1945.  Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.   (2015/11/10).
Caption: Loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), July 1945. Surrounded by a handful of his more fortunate shipmates and men from the base at Pelelieu, the body of a bluejacket from USS Indianapolis (CA-35), sank by Japanese submarine I-58, July 30, 1945, is borne to its final resting place. Photographed August 15, 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
Accession #: 80-G-490314
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