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From: hmueller@wfsc4.tamu.edu (Hal Mueller)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: USS Indianapolis
Message-ID: <1990Aug31.030942.24632@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 31 Aug 90 03:09:42 GMT
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From: hmueller@wfsc4.tamu.edu (Hal Mueller)


In article <1990Aug29.014602.7783@cbnews.att.com> G_AHRENDT@VAXA.CC.UWA.OZ.AU (Gunter Ahrendt) writes:
>I read this was the 29-JUL-1945. Is it true that no rescue was mounted for the 
>survivors due to the vessel being on a 'secret' mission?

If memory serves it was delayed due to oversight.  The US Naval
Institute published a book on the sinking a few years back; can't check
the reference right now, but I'll try to find it tomorrow.

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