pfrederi 17,739 #1 Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) Such a powerful soliloquy Edited July 30, 2023 by pfrederi 1 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #2 Posted July 30, 2023 Isn't that 48 years ago? Or did I just age 30 years all of a sudden? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,739 #3 Posted July 30, 2023 The Indianapolis was sunk 78 years ago today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,081 #4 Posted July 30, 2023 I had an uncle that was one of the survivors of that tragedy. He passed away about 40 years ago. He would never say a word about the war and as a youngster my parents told us boys to never say a word about the war when he was around. 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,627 #5 Posted July 30, 2023 @pfrederi my father had a friend GEORGE MEACH , very interesting guy , had a ver calm demener , spoke with matter of fact awnswers , was in the merchant marine WW2 , was sunk going to and coming back from russia , delivering shoes/ boots . when he described the north atlantic , with out a raft , and cargo netted in a pick up . it gave you chills . typically had inner arm tatoos that verified that experience . pete 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #6 Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) We have a friend in Greencastle, Indiana whose father was a sailor on the USS Indianapolis. I also worked with his grandson one summer. Here is the article from a newspaper in Illinois about Mr. Don McCall passing. In 2017. .https://www.news-gazette.com/news/a-life-remembered-uss-indianapolis-survivor-got-72-bonus-years/article_a2d96ffc-02fc-5f87-ad25-6c67eb72172c.html Edited July 30, 2023 by Lane Ranger 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,627 #7 Posted July 31, 2023 @Lane Ranger my boy scout base was at a VFW hall, was regularly surrounded by vets , they were always involved in the details of packing / loading / supplies for our overnight or longer camps. we had navy cooks at our summer camps , taught you how to buy ,prep , serve meals . when you went into a , veterans home , some part of it was set up like an actual military boarding . submariners , were typically dark green paint going to the cellar , battery lights on the walls , tabeling , etc , salvator giachio , little guy in stature , tail gunner B17 , 28 missions , DFC ,A/M, S/S ,PH . another time , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
