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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
When I think of Tinian, I think of the U.S.S Indianapolis and the brave souls lost on her. As most know, " Indy " was delivering either the " Little Boy " atomic bomb or components of it. It was lost when a Japanese submarine torpedoed her. Of the 1,196 men, around 900 made it into the water. There they remained for 4 days. 879 crew members perished, including four who died despite being rescued from the water. That left only 317 survivors. Many died as the result of shark attacks.
" Quint " in the movie Jaws gives a harrowing description of the shark attacks. It's hard to listen to the recount of the shark attacks.
Quint goes into his description at 2:28
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in a way you can add Capt McVay to the list
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