The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. On July 30, 1945, USS Indianapolis got hit by a Japanese torpedo. It ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Navy Seaman 2nd Class George David Payne was just 17 years old when a Japanese submarine torpedoed his ship in the last weeks of World War II, sinking the vessel and killing him along ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On July 30, 1945, 879 heroes aboard the USS Indianapolis were killed in action and lost at sea, marking the greatest loss of life from a combatant ship during World War II.

When shark attacks appear in the news, they typically involve a single victim, maybe a swimmer or surfer who’s been bitten, or in rare worst-case scenarios, killed. These incidents, while frightening, ...

This month, we remember the three local survivors of the USS Indianapolis, who gathered for this photo in 2004. From left: Champaign’s Don McCall, who died in 2017; Mahomet’s Art Leenerman (2019); and ...

After their ship was obliterated, they floated alone—exhausted, bleeding, and surrounded. What followed became the deadliest shark attack ever recorded. This is the nightmare of the USS Indianapolis.