CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The last surviving Marine who was aboard the USS Indianapolis, the U.S. Navy ship that was sunk in World War II, has died at the age of 96. Edgar Alvin Harrell of Tennessee died ...

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, ...

On July 30, 1945, Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Indianapolis, and 880 lives were tragically lost. In this 1991 story, Across Indiana producer Titus Rush interviewed two Hoosiers who were there.

More than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history - the World War II sinking of the USS Indianapolis - have gathered in the cruiser's namesake city for the final ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A Japanese torpedo attack against the USS Indianapolis leaves the men with no time to launch lifeboats. For four grueling days, the survivors ...

It's been 72 years since the USS Indianapolis went missing after a Japanese submarine torpedoed it in the final days of World War II.

Detroit — Jeff Ortiz was going through an uncle’s belongings in 2009 when he learned Bobby Ortiz's name was on a plaque honoring the sailors who died when the USS Indianapolis was attacked during ...