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"ONLY 316 SURVIVED" is Available on Kindle!
HARDCOPY REVISED REPRINT COMING 2025!
Grab an e-Book copy for you and another for your loved ones, by clicking here!
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As agreed and voted upon by the USS Indianapolis survivors, 100% of all proceeds will go to a special account set up for keeping the book in digital and hardcover publication.
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We are accepting submissions for the 2025 update!
At the time of the original printing in 2003, Mary Lou Murphy, wife of survivor Paul Murphy and secretary of the USS Indianapolis Survivors’ Organization, did a phenomenal job of collecting the stories and photographs of nearly half of the surviving crew members. Since then, thanks to advancements in technology and media platforms that have allowed us to connect with thousands of families online, we’ve been able to find all but 48 of the survivors.
We’re still actively seeking information on those remaining.
If you have biographical information or photographs of one of our 316 survivors, or would like to update your survivor’s chapter, please submit that information here or email us at admin@ussindianapolis.com so that we can ensure your loved one is included in future editions.
If you have information on a lost-at-sea crew member, be sure to check out Project 888 here, which is a similar ongoing effort to recognize those who were killed while serving aboard the USS Indianapolis.
Commemorative Keepsake Book:
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) and the tragic loss of 879 Sailors and Marines, this book is dedicated to the men and families of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who continue to inspire and remind us to "Never Give Up!".
Written by the USS Indianapolis CA-35 Legacy Organization, it is a comprehensive overview of the story of the heavy cruiser Indianapolis. Included is a 60-page photo gallery focused on the young men who served on the final sailing crew. More than hundreds of rare photos, images of the crew and rarely seen documents are included in this special keepsake book.
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Commemorating Seventy-Five Years, 1945-2020 is available for print on demand purchase. The price is $40 per book. All proceeds benefit the Legacy Organization’s mission to preserve and perpetuate the story of USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Please click this link to purchase.
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Bronze Replica of the Congressional Gold Medal Acknowledging the Final Sailing Crew of USS Indianapolis CA-35:
The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highest expressions of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions in the United States. Awarded by Acts of Congress, it honors those, individually or as a group “who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is recognized as a major achievement long after the achievement”. The Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded to the final sailing crew of Indianapolis on the 75th Anniversary of its sinking, July 30, 2020. The Medal will be permanently displayed at the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Museum located in the Indiana War Memorials Building, Indianapolis, IN.
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Persons interested in purchasing a bronze replica of the medal may order them directly from the United States Mint. The link to purchase is here.
The dark blue ¾ circle represents the percentage of crew lost at sea and the ¼ grey at the bottom symbolizes the percentage of survivors. Heritage, honor and legacy are the foundation.