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Murphy—You can’t talk to my beach wagon like that.colUSS IndianapolisA. B. Cain, Jr., was lost whenthe USS Indianapolis, was sunk; by a Jap plane. After receiving his boot training, A. B. was trans-.ietTed to the Indianapolis on which ship he served continuously .until the * ship was sunk by alone Jap “Oscar.” ,.• A* •3'3Below we'give ^brief history of the. Indianapolis as released by ihe-: %yy, 'department- ■KZB^is theson of Mr. and Mrs.me.Larand forr iye^^edknts of Xeesville.$*v$$tt1I4The USS Indianapolis, which has been sunk by enemy action, pailed from San Francisco, California, on July 16, 1945 a spe--cial* high-speed run to Guam, |« carrying essential atomic bombmaterial. She delivered her un-*usual cargo and was loSt after leading Guam, Thus, the iast mission of -this gallant cruiser was to ’ bring to our. Pacific bases, •which we within range of Japan, materials for atomic’ bomb attacks on the enemy.“'’The; Indianapolis—traditionallyFifth; ti .i■ ' listed^ bn, iHe casualty \hi wfricH s iotaXediXil^ as tollows:pfiye, N*- rrrvyvaead: ihduding1841? ^ayymissihg, iridudah’iSS. oil;j ’Cclt;?rs;...3Q? Nayytwoundedri»clud-' 5ng:l5^fic. ^^^arin^Clt;^ps; ■missing,- indt’ding two officers; time ^enlisted Corps*wounded. ’ • b.Just-'before -her last run' theheavy-. .citiiser^inu;.which.. Admiralftayrmhd A. .Spurance, U. S. N., usually flew’' his flag whfen in command' of the Fleet, -had been «t the* Mare Islsmd,bfavy Yard forxepahs^a^rsSeingi damaged by a Jap suit ide- plane/off {Okinawa oh -March 31, 'lM5'.i:Aaixxiral Sprti- j-‘V unde wuS.aboard the Indianapolis iff *j* jjhe' IKamikaze attack' ^thQscapedlin-jxi- y. (An account oyhc^hip^' previous acfi-'viUes -as’follows).V . * * ^ I? *The Indianapolis, 'baiL Just re-;v|| 'turned from a week of attacks'bhH.he%Tab^ese'home-jslands andpkrftdpaUngdinr'Jhe pre~5n-1 \k' asioh.; bombardment of v.p'ki- *awa’s bea^'d.^^^;-a«IiehA-6ixone—she was at-•»«-**\I*.' *•«••. t • „It.1I tG-9*.XA
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Leesville Leader
Leesville, Louisiana, US
Thu, Jul 25, 1946
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