http://andrightlyso.com/2005/07/30/ca-35/ Live Free Or Die Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://andrightlyso.com/2005/07/30/ca-35/comment-page-1/#comment-41224 Jason Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:51:01 +0000 /?p=1075#comment-41224 My great-grandfather was the Communications Officer onboard the USS Cecil J. Doyle when they rescued the survivors of the Indianapolis. He is mentioned in my favorite book on the event, "Abandon Ship!". The real tragedy of the event was that nobody thought the Indianapolis was overdue and thus it took five days for them to be found. My great-grandfather was the Communications Officer onboard the USS Cecil J. Doyle when they rescued the survivors of the Indianapolis. He is mentioned in my favorite book on the event, “Abandon Ship!”. The real tragedy of the event was that nobody thought the Indianapolis was overdue and thus it took five days for them to be found.

]]> http://andrightlyso.com/2005/07/30/ca-35/comment-page-1/#comment-11003 Raven Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:28:52 +0000 /?p=1075#comment-11003 It was awful. I have four books on the event, and several videos as well. Just reading the description of the ship splitting in two and sinking-so fast-is enough to make you feel scared. The water caught on fire because of all the oil spilled out; the men who jumped or fell in the ocean got covered with oil and some of them caught on fire...all this in the first moments of the tragedy. There were other cruisers-the USS Juneau was torpedoed and sank, where the 5 brothers all died a couple years before this... It was awful. I have four books on the event, and several videos as well. Just reading the description of the ship splitting in two and sinking-so fast-is enough to make you feel scared. The water caught on fire because of all the oil spilled out; the men who jumped or fell in the ocean got covered with oil and some of them caught on fire…all this in the first moments of the tragedy. There were other cruisers-the USS Juneau was torpedoed and sank, where the 5 brothers all died a couple years before this…

]]> http://andrightlyso.com/2005/07/30/ca-35/comment-page-1/#comment-10907 GSR Sat, 30 Jul 2005 12:21:21 +0000 /?p=1075#comment-10907 I remember watching a movie about this nightmarish event and from time to time, one of the survivors would be interviewed on TV. I'm going to order the book. I remember watching a movie about this nightmarish event and from time to time, one of the survivors would be interviewed on TV. I’m going to order the book.

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