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 In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors (True Rescue Series)
 Author: Tougias, Mike

 Publisher:  Holt (2022)

 Dewey: 940.53
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 226 p., [8] leaves of plates, ill., map, 23 cm

 BTSB No: 885819 ISBN: 9781250771322
 Ages: 10-14 Grades: 5-9

 Subjects:
 United States. -- Navy
 World War, 1939-1945
 Sailors
 Warships
 Survival skills
 Life rafts
 Rescue work
 Pacific Ocean

Price: $23.98

Summary:
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days. How did 316 men manage to survive?

 Added Entry - Personal Name: Stanton, Doug

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