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The sharks ravaged those left stranded in the ocean after the bombing and rapid sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, ...
Of a crew of 1,196, only 316 survived. This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, hear the story of Adolfo Celaya, one of the last living survivors of the USS Indianapolis, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at ...
Ryan Dacko, author of “The Book of Quint,” a prequel to “Jaws,” will be on-Island during Amity Week. Dacko’s novel provides ...
It’s the summer of 1974, and three actors are crammed into a tiny boat in stormy weather as they wait once again for their ...
Released on June 20, 1975, Jaws chewed through the gritty, cerebral aesthetic of the “ New Hollywood ” of the late ’60s like ...
Celaya, who grew up in Barrio Viejo, was an 18-year-old sailor on the USS Indianapolis ... Approximately 900 survivors found themselves in the water. They were adrift for nearly five days ...
This weekend, veterans gathered in Norfolk to mark a somber anniversary — 58 years since the USS Liberty was attacked by ...
The Indiana War Memorial has a new exhibit on the USS Indiana BB-58, a ship that played a crucial role in the Pacific ...
Pearl Harbor survivor Jim DeWitt, formerly of the USS Antares, recalled sailing to the harbor with a mysterious submarine tailing his ship from the South Pacific. DeWitt said he feels not enough ...
The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have ...