Indianapolis, IN
Photo: Benicia resident Harold Bray enjoys USS Indianapolis reunion
USS Indianapolis CA-35 survivor and Benicia resident Harold Bray (left) sits with Cleatus Lebow this previous weekend on the 2022 USS Indianapolis CA-35 Survivors Reunion in Fredericksburg, TX. On July 30, Japanese submarine I-58, captained by Commander Mochitsura Hashimoto, fired two torpedoes which struck the Indianapolis on its starboard aspect, one within the bow and one amidships. Roughly 300 of the 1,195 sailors died through the explosion. The remainder of the sailors jumped ship, solely to land within the Philippine Sea which was filled with not solely salt water, however huge quantities of oil and sharks. Solely 17 sailors would survive three and half days within the sea. Of these 317, solely Bray and Lebow stay. Lengthy for a narrative on Bray close to Memorial Day within the Vallejo Occasions-Herald.