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    In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
    In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
    In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
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    In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

    By Doug Stanton

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    A harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster -- and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.

    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 and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 317 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? Why was the cruiser traveling unescorted in enemy waters? And perhaps most amazing of all, how did these 317 men manage to survive?

    Interweaving the stories of three survivors -- the captain, the ship's doctor, and a young marine -- journalist Doug Stanton has brought this astonishing human drama to life in a narrative that is at once immediate and timeless. The definitive account of a little-known chapter in World War II history, In Harm's Way is destined to become a classic tale of war, survival, and extraordinary courage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMay 1, 2003
    ISBN9781466818781
    In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
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    Doug Stanton

    Doug Stanton is the author of the New York Times bestsellers In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, which is the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer–produced movie by the same name, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, to be released by Warner Bros. in 2018. He attended Hampshire College and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Washington Post, Men’s Journal, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Esquire, and Outside, where he has been a contributing editor. Stanton is a founder of the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival, and lives in his hometown of Traverse City, Michigan, with his wife, Anne Stanton, and their three children, John, Katherine, and Will.

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    • 5/5
      After delivering the components of Little Boy to Tinian, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was redeployed to the Philippines. She didn’t get there; about halfway she was hit by two torpedoes from the submarine I-58 and sank in minutes. This is the story of the crew, from 3-4 person's perspective; 4 days in the water attacked by sharks and each other. A thoroughly researched book. Captain MccVay is clearly the scapegoat for a hastily assembled, inadequate, board of inquiry--somebody ha to go down for it an it wasn't going to be the Admirals. This is nonfiction at its best.
    • 3/5
      If I was selling this as a movie, I'd call it Jaws Meets The Walking Dead Meets Titanic, but in this case, the heroes first start looking like zombies and then start becoming like zombies, and they have a choice of being eaten by sharks or being killed by other zombies. Trust me, it's all there. And it's not as convoluted as that mish-mash might suggest. I really hesitated in giving it a lower rating. It's very clearly and concisely written. The narrative doesn't lag. And yet, the descriptions were so straight forward that I wasn't overwhelmed by them. I suspect that's more a reflection of the power of what I've been reading lately than it is the author's skill. This is very much not a Mary Poppins story. Please take my rating as a personal reaction, not a direct reflection on the book in general. Well worth reading.
    • 5/5
      5534. In Harm's Way The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, by Doug Stanton (read 19 Feb 2018) On 15 Jan 2001 I read Abandon Ship, by Richard F. Newcomb and was mightily moved and gave the book 5 stars. On 25 May 2005 I read All the Drowned Sailors by Raymond B. Lech and was again much moved and also gave that book 5 stars. This book, In Harm's Way, Tells the story of the same tragedy and I found it overwhelming and when the sailors were finally found I was wrenchingly affected and after reading of the time before they were found--so dire and doleful--I could not restrain my emotion. . Even though the book is probably not exactly accurate--what the conversations were in those stressful days before the sailors were rescued are quoted as it they had been recorded on tape and we know they are the able author's reconstruction of what he was told long after the conversations took place--the book is extremely moving. And the book relates that the Captain was, long after his tragic death, finally given a measure of justice, which has to make everyone who reads the book have a sense of some satisfaction. This book ranks as one of the most powerful accounts of high tragedy I have ever read.
    • 4/5
      Interesting account of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the survivors. It is not exactly complimentary of Navy communications. The book seems to have been well researched and documented with interviews with survivors.
    • 5/5
      Well reasearched, warm, personal and expertly written (a "day read", as it became simply impossible for me to step away.)

      As grim as this unimaginable tragedy gets, there are countless uplifting moments amongst the disaster, heroism, sacrifice, pride, courage and even humor throughout. I honestly teared up, as well as laughed out loud rooting for the surviving crew via this account.

      And be sure not to skip the author's epilogue.
    • 4/5
      A fairly well-known tale by now, thanks in part to the movie Jaws. After delivering the components of Little Boy to Tinian, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was redeployed to the Philippines. She didn’t get there; about halfway she was hit by two torpedoes from the submarine I-58 and sank in minutes. No one is sure exactly how many sailors were killed instantly, went down with the ship, or made it into the water; best guess on initial attack survivors is around 900.
      The Indianapolis got off a radio message which was picked up by at least three different stations in the Philippines, but for one reason or another the message was disregarded. The Indianapolis’ failure to appear in Leyte Gulf was also disregarded. Eventually a Ventura bomber on routine antisubmarine patrol noticed an oil slick, followed it, and saw men in the water – where they had been for four days. By that time there were 317 left.
      Indianapolis’ captain Charles McVay survived the attack and his time in the water; he was court- martialed and convicted of “hazarding his ship by failing to zigzag”, despite the testimony of Captain Mochitsura Hasimoto of the I-58, who said he would have torpedoed Indianapolis regardless of her course (McVay was acquitted of “failure to sound abandon ship in a timely manner”). McVay lost 100 permanent and 100 temporary promotion points. In 1967, McVay shot himself with his Navy service revolver; he had a toy sailor in one hand.
      Doug Stanton’s account started out as a story for a men’s magazine; war stories and shark stories are always popular. However, as he became further involved and began contacting survivors In Harm’s Way developed into a fairly decent account. There’s a nice 3-D depiction of the Indianapolis, showing the hit locations, and the accompanying text explains why she sank so quickly without time to get off more than one message (one of the reasons the message was disregarded was that she didn’t respond to a request for a repeat; apparently it was routine for Japanese stations to send phony messages).
      The big story is the account of survivor’s time in the water; most of this is first person narrative. However, Stanton went to the trouble of contacting oceanographers who computed how an initially compact group would spread out; those high in the water (because they were on rafts or floats) responded mostly to prevailing winds while those depending on life vests or belts were carried by current in a different direction (Stanton also notes the Indianapolis had 2500 extra life vests on board due to a supply mixup; in this case the snafu probably saved some lives rather than the other way around). Most of the horror stories about the sinking focused on shark attacks, and it’s certainly true that a lot of sailors died that way, but the survivor’s stories make it clear that a lot of men succumbed to dehydration, hypothermia, and delusional suicide and homicide – sailors hallucinated tropical islands and swam off toward them, or imagined their shipmates were Japanese and drowned them or stabbed them to death.
      A number of things bear on my interest in disaster response and preparedness. Certainly the Indianapolis could have been better prepared for a submarine attack, but at that time in the war it seemed very unlikely; cruising with watertight doors closed would have been extremely unpleasant for the crew in the tropical climate. McVay’s initial response to the sinking was a little confused; he was awakened from sleep by the explosions, couldn’t get any damage reports, and may have delayed slightly in ordering abandon ship. The Indianapolis had left San Francisco in a hurry, still under repair from a kamikaze attack off Okinawa and with orders to proceed to Tinian at maximum speed; she didn’t have time to do emergency training. (One of the things that gave McVay hope for an early rescue is he’d arranged for target-tug aircraft to meet him off the Philippines on the way in, and he thought those aircraft would report his failure to arrive. As it happened, in a still unexplained snafu, the target tugs never got the message). Water kegs and other supplies were missing from most of the life rafts; somebody failed in their duty to inspect and make sure emergency equipment was in place and ready for use. Stanton doesn’t note who was at fault here; I imagine the officers and sailors responsible were not among the survivors.
      Once in the water, there wasn’t much McVay could do; at first he couldn’t locate anybody and imagined he was the only survivor. Eventually he encountered others and linked rafts together; at one point his group paddled for five hours to connect with another raft (Stanton doesn’t speculate whether this might have been a counterproductive waste of energy; it’s possible but I suspect the morale effect of keeping men together was probably beneficial). Other groups acquired “natural leaders”, usually officers but sometimes not – one group was led by a Marine private, who swam after and rescued several men attempting suicide by drowning. An overall theme among survivors was the determination not to give up; I’ve read similar accounts from other disasters and there doesn’t seem to be a common thread. Sometimes the apparently weak make it and the apparently tough do not; sometimes religious faith makes a difference while at other times there really are atheists in foxholes; sometimes friends and family back home provide inspiration; and sometimes it’s just plain stubbornness.
      Much of the information concerning the Indianapolis – for example, the fact that her radio distress message had been received but disregarded – wasn’t declassified until the 1990s. An eleven-year old middle school student from Pensacola, Hunter Scott, saw Jaws, wrote a history paper, and remained interested enough to contact survivors and Congress. After meeting with some survivors, Mochitsura Hasimoto contributed a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee asking forgiveness for McVay. Eventually a statement was appended to McVay’s record recognizing that he was not culpable for the loss of the Indianapolis. (Stanton may be a little confused on the meaning of “court martial” – or maybe I am. Stanton repeatedly says McVay is the only U.S. naval officer ever court martialed for the loss of a ship by enemy action. It’s my understanding that any ship loss results in a court martial – an inquiry into the cause of the loss. What Stanton apparently means is McVay is the only officer to be punished by such a court martial – and I’m not sure that’s true either. Perhaps one of the naval people here can comment.
      Recommended; the Indianapolis shows up a lot as a footnote to the atomic story, and now and then in shark attack discussions, but this is a thorough account with good research.
    • 5/5
      True story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis torpedoed and sunk near the end of WWII by a Japanese submarine. Based on interviews with survivors, extensive research, and review of declassified information, the author sheds light on what really happened to the ship and its crew. It starts with an ending, then traces the ship’s last journey from San Francisco to Tinian to deliver an important cargo to its final resting place at the bottom of the Philippine Sea. It brings to light the series of miscommunications, misguided naval directives, and errors in judgment that led to the survivors spending an inordinate amount of time awaiting rescue, resulting in unnecessary deaths at sea. The captain became a scapegoat for an act of war to divert attention from this series of fiascos. In addition to the riveting human saga, it includes scientific explanations for the miseries endured by the survivors. This book comprises a crisp, well-told, powerful piece of history. Recommended to those interested in the history of WWII, survival stories, or rectification of injustice. An impressive work that made a difference.
    • 5/5
      EXCELLENT. The true story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and those who survived the attack. First rate writing and a story that can't be beat.
    • 5/5
      Anyone who has seen the original Jaws movie will probably remember the story told by the character, Quint, about the USS Indianapolis. On the night of July 29th, 1945, the USS Indianapolis, returning from a secret mission to deliver the Hiroshima atomic bomb, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sunk within minutes. Of the approximately 1200 men on board, around 300 were killed immediately, and about 900 made into into the water alive. Even though the ship radioed for help, the message couldn't be confirmed, so the messages were ignored. The surviving men were picked up four and half days later after a bomber flying overhead happened to notice the oil slick in the water and groups of men in the water. By the time they were rescued, only a little more than 300 of the original 900 had survived. The rest had succumbed to injuries, dehydration, hallucinations, and of course, the sharks. Upon rescue, the Navy decided to court-martial survivor, Captain McVay. In an amazing turn, the Navy summoned Japanese Commander Hashimoto to testify about the incident. The prosecution's theory of the case was that McVay's failure to zig-zag had been responsible for the sinking. I won't say any more because to do so would spoil a fascinating glimpse into the long lasting tragedy that became the legacy of the Indianapolis. I decided to read this after attending my father-in-law's funeral. He was in the Navy during WWII and some of his old shipmates came to the cemetery. While speaking with one of the men, he mentioned he was a survivor of the Indianapolis. It's a tragic story filled with moments of great human endurance. The author did a wonderful job of laying out the timeline and making it a story you won't soon forget.
    • 4/5
      I once knew a survivor of the USS Indianapolis. He was kind enough to come to my US Survey classes and share his experiences as a young man facing war, the dramatic tale of the sinking of his beloved ship, the four terrifying days he spent in the water being attacked by sharks and without food or water, the rescue they thought would never come, recovery, and the Navy's treatment of the story. He MOVED these students. In some ways Stanton's book mirrors the tale the survivor told my students. Only 300 or so of the 1100 sailors survived the torpedo attack and four days in the water. Sharks killed hundreds of sailors who floated in the water for rescue. It was the worst disaster in the history of the US Navy. In the end, the Navy hung the cost of the disaster around the neck of Captain McVay who had suspended zigzagging ( a tactic to evade submarine launched torpedoes) at his discretion due to poor visibility. The Navy even took the unprecedented step of calling in the skipper of the Japanese submarine who sunk the Indy to testify for the prosecution! Even he told the court that zigzagging would have made no difference at all. Blaming McVay (which might have been part of a vendetta that Admiral Ernest King had on McVay's father, also a navy officer) was a coverup on a series of failures all along the chain of command that included missed or ignored signals and SOS messages, lack of destroyer escorts, conflicting orders sent to various commands on the location of the Indy (so no one really noticed that if had failed to show up at its destination), etc. This book will make you mad.

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    • 3/5
      Fast and absorbing read. Not particularly suspenseful, since you know how everything turns out. I wasn't particularly convinced by the author's argument, promoted by the survivors, that the captain deserved no blame for the sinking. Perhaps not by today's military standards, where generals fail up—but he pretty clearly was careless in not zigzagging on a clear night. > when a member of McCormick's radio staff aboard the Idaho received the message, he decoded the name of the addressee incorrectly. Since the message appeared to be addressed not to McCormick but to another commander, the staff member stopped deciphering it altogether. He never decoded the body of the message, which described McVay's arrival, and which had been marked "restricted," meaning it was not a "classified" or high-priority communication. As a result, Rear Admiral McCormick did not know to expect the arrival of the USS Indianapolis at Leyte.> On board were nineteen oxygen-powered magnetic torpedoes, and six kaitens—kamikaze-like torpedoes piloted by crewmen grateful for the honor.> They had spent about 112 hours—or more than four and a half days—adrift without food, water, or shelter from the sun. His group of five had drifted the farthest of any of the survivors, an astounding 124 miles.> Of the 1,196 crew members who had sailed from Guam, only 321 had survived> The court primarily blamed the sinking and ensuing deaths of the crew on two things: McVay's failure to zigzag in conditions that it considered "good with intermittent moonlight"; and his failure to send out a distress message. McVay himself testified that he doubted a message had left the ship during the short time it took to sink. The testimony of radio technician Jack Miner, who witnessed the SOS message leaving the transmitter during the sinking, was apparently disregarded. … the first captain in U.S. history to be court-martialed for losing his ship as the result of an act of war> 2000, that war began drawing to a close when Congress passed a resolution exonerating Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay III. It also recommended a Unit citation for the final crew of the USS Indianapolis, fifty-five years after they came home from their solitary victory parade in San Diego.> for 56 years, he announced, he'd felt ashamed by the behavior of some of the men in the water. Why had some surrendered and died? Why had others acted less than admirably? It wasn't until he'd read In Harm's Way, he said, that he'd understood why. He was referring to passages describing the devastating effects of salt-water ingestion and exposure on the men.> During my interviews with survivors, nearly all of them had recalled that, at some point, they had made a vow to themselves: I am going to live. This had always struck me as a startling, existential moment—it had haunted me, and still does. What the men were remembering were those people back on land who had at some point told them—in words or through deeds—"never to give up." I told the reporter that I wondered if I had ever said anything to my own son, to my daughter, to my wife, to any of my friends—to anybody—that would act as a lifeline if they found themselves in a similar situation.
    • 4/5
      Well written and fascinating, Doug Stanton interviewed dozens of the survivors of the USA Indianapolis to write this book. Until I read this, my only knowledge of this tragedy came from the movie Jaws. I highly recommend this book.
    • 4/5
      Pretty fun. I read this entire thing in one evening while Kirs was out with the ladies.
    • 5/5
      Right at the end of World War II a ship left from San Francisco carrying pieces of the atom bomb. The secret mission was an important one, crucial to ending the war. A lack of shared information and an unexpected Japanese submarine led to the torpedoing and sinking of the ship. The story of the USS Indianapolis became famous after a scene in Jaws viscerally described the horror the men experienced. This is nonfiction at its best. The book sweeps you into the story immediately. It moves fast, hooking you and breaking your heart with every page. Trapped in the water, surrounded by sharks and without any drinkable water, the men began to drop like flies. It’s horrifying to read about what the men in the water experienced. Some hallucinated, others gave up, and some fought to save their fellow men by giving them their life vests or diving off rafts to save someone. There were shark attacks, men drank the salt water out of desperation, others were burned badly when the ship was hit and were forced to sit in the water as their wounds festered. There were 1,196 crew members on the ship when it was torpedoed and only 321 survived, four more died in the weeks following. Those are not good odds. The book also deals with the charges brought against the captain of the ship and how they affected him. There’s something particularly terrible about going through a trauma like that and knowing that it’s still not over when you get out of the water. BOTTOM LINE: Just fantastic. If you enjoy good nonfiction, war stories or anything along those lines I would highly recommend it. It’s similar to Unbroken, but in my opinion was even better.  
    • 5/5
      As the subtitle indicates, IN HARM'S WAY, is an "extraordinary" look at the tragedy of the USS Indianapolis, one of the last ships to be sunk by a Japanese submarine in the closing days of the war. Stanton makes history seem 'personal' by virtue of his exhaustive research, particularly the detailed and compassionate interviews he conducted with the remaining survivors. Even if you are not a history buff, you will find this story riveting and real as it gets. This book deserves its bestsellerdom. Outstanding!
    • 5/5
      A well written and well researched book on the last sinking of World War II. and the ensuing court-marshal of its Captain.
    • 5/5
      I am finding it very hard to sum up my feelings about In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis by Doug Stanton. I think what I mostly feel is anger at the system that helped this ship to it’s disaster and sadness for both the men and the captain of this ship that suffered horribly and, perhaps, needlessly.On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine while on it’s way from Guam to the Philippines. They has just completed a top secret mission of delivering parts of the atom bomb that was about to bring a close to the war. Captain McVay was never informed that a Japanese sub was known to be hunting is these waters. The ship was hit twice and went down in twelve minutes. Of the 1,200 men that were on the ship, only 317 survived. It is estimated that 300 died in the original blasts, but the rest suffered and died while waiting for a rescue that took four days to arrive. Heat exposure, lack of water, sickness from swallowing fuel and oil, and most frightful of all, shark attacks. Navy procedures at the time, meant that the ship, even though overdue, was not a cause for concern. Distress signals sent at the time of the sinking were ignored, misplaced or garbled to the point of misunderstanding.To top it all off, Captain McVay was then forced to face a court martial with the charges being that he failed to run a zig zag course and that he failed to abandon his ship in a timely manner. McVay, being a Navy man through and through did little to help himself or fight these charges. But since his self-inflicted death in 1968, survivors and interested parties have been able force a congressional exoneration, but to this day the navy holds firm to it’s court martial verdict of guilty.Doug Stanton lays out this story in a timely, factual manner, allowing it to build slowly. Thoroughly researched, with vivid eyewitness accounts, we are treated to a story of the selfless heroism of the men caught up in this gruesome tragedy and then it’s infuriating conclusion which I found heartbreaking. A fascinating and informative read.
    • 5/5
      An excellent read about the great tragedy that befell the USS Indianapolis. Vividly told by Doug Stanton and I considered it a must read for anyone interested in World War 2 or nautical history.
    • 5/5
      This is a story everyone who has seen JAWS has heard, and as emotional as Quint delivered it in the movie, this book is even better.
    • 4/5
      great book.we have all heard the line from Jaws about the skipper going on about the shark attacks in WWII (and in fact it was a recent viewing that reminded me to read the book) and the book lives up to that hype.it is beyond comprehension that such an incident could be allowed to happen...it is more like the storyline from some made up disaster movie, and i tell you what, if it were to be made into a movie, i would hope it (unlike titanic) was told and represented as the book does it justice.
    • 5/5
      The USS Indianapolis and the horrific events surrounding its sinking are well known by most, even those who know nothing about the history that lead to this tragedy. It is made reference too in prominent in cultural events like the movie 'Jaws'. In this book the author uses first hand accounts from survivors of this tragedy whose burden was laid on the shoulder of the late Captain Charles Butler McVay. A man and commander you will learn had perform his duties well and ended up being a scape goat for the mistakes of the U.S. Military Intelligence service, erroneous assumptions by General Staff Officers and a series of unimaginable omissions by communication offices that received the ships messages and more. That these mistakes leading up to this incident could take place are unthinkable for a capital war ship.This old cruiser was sitting in dockyard in San Francisco getting repairs after a direct hit by a kamikaze attack. The shipyard rush estimate was four months to make repairs. For not only was their a large hole in the structure but the fuel cells and water desalinization plant had been damaged. Unknown to the crew of the USS Indianapolis they were about to become infamous for not only transporting the first Atomic bomb that would be used to attack Japan but for what transpired once they had successfully completed their highly secretive mission at record speed. All this in a ship that was at that time given four days to get ready to sail instead of four months required.The tragedy these 1,196 men stand out to other ship sinking because of all the aforementioned sequences of errors. When the I-58 submarine launched its spread of torpedoes at the USS Indianapolis no one in CNINCPAC knew where the ship was, what its true destination was or even what its arrival time was suppose to be. The damage to the ship caused by two powerful torpedo included both radio rooms so there would be no search and rescue for these men. Of the 1,196 men only 321 men survived to be rescued; it is assumed that 300 died from the attack while the remaining succumbed to the savages of the deep open sea.From there, unfortunate coincidence turns to bitter irony and real tragedy. Damage to the radio rooms was so great and the ship sank so fast, that they did not get a chance to radio for help. Meanwhile, again for security reasons, port authorities had been ordered not to relay messages every time a ship arrived and had interpreted the order to mean that they shouldn't report non-arrivals either. Of the 1,196 men on board, 300 probably died immediately, but while the other 900 struggled in the water, no one yet knew of their dilemma. Eventually the remainder who perished succumbed to sharks, salt water, hypothermia, injuries sustained in the sinking, fights among the men, and a host of other maladies. Of the 321 rescued four died almost immediately and others would take decades before the nightmares of that time drove some to suicide.We get to know about the staff and crew of this ship as the crew boards the USS Indianapolis when repairs were ordered accelerated and their time record breaking sail. The author brings the ship to life and makes us feel as if we know these sailors. The books is written in such an engaging narrative that it is a book you will not want to put down. For such a horrible tragedy it is a wonderful read that shows the endurance, strength despair and loyalty of the human spirit to survive. In the same light you will see the US Navy hide all their mistakes and lay it all on the shoulders of Captain McVay who killed himself in 1968. This was the only ships captain to that point in US Naval history to be brought before a Court-Martial for having been sunk by an act of war. And this at a time of war! Thanks to a High School student in Florida class project the US Congress finally passed an amendment exonerating McVay and recommending citations for the crew on 12 October 2000.
    • 5/5
      Doug Stanton writes an amazing true life account of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. The story is full of accounts from the actual survivors and is absolutely compelling in its brutal retelling of men lost at sea.
    • 5/5
      A heart-rending account of men battered, killed, and scarred by forces beyond their control--forces of war, forces of nature, and forces of politics. The needless loss of hundreds of sailors' and marines' lives in a tragedy overshadowed by the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the surrender of Japan, and suppressed by a military beaurocracy using the victim as a scapegoat will leave your blood boiling with outrage. This book should, as much as anything could, vindicate the survivors from the guilt they place on themselves and from the guilt placed on them by the hubris of the politics of war. But vindication will not bring back the heroes of the Indianapolis' survivors whose psychological wounds proved fatal in the intervening years.This story is a horrible lesson that every military leader should read about the horrible consequences of discarding personal discretion, initiative, and reason in the interest of following the letter of the law.
    • 4/5
      Great account of the survival of those involved in the tragic sinking of the Indianopolis during the end of WW II. The sinking went unreported and survivors were only found by accident. Many died from shark attacks.
    • 4/5
      A great and terrible story. The author won't win any awards for beautiful prose, but the book is easy to read and moves quickly. When you think you're having a bad day all you have to do is thank God you weren't on the USS Indianapolis.
    • 3/5
      This book begins with a shocking anecdote that quickly draws the reader in - and then continues on to bore the reader with a too lengthy explanation of the events leading up to the torpedoing of the USS Indianapolis. I found this introductory material long, tedious, and at times, dull. I could hardly focus on the story, which was quickly developing into a case of too many people, places, and jumps in the narrative's timeline to hold my interest, and I even contemplated what I consider the almost unthinkable - putting the book down and never finishing it. But I always hope a book will improve as I delve further into it so I continued on - and boy was I glad! The story of the sailors trying to survive while lost at sea for four days while facing insurmountable odds (dehydration, near starvation, hypothermia, injuries, shark attacks, and hallucinations) was fascinating and gripping. At this point, I could hardly put the book down and was feverish to know the end result for the boys and their rescue. It was intense, emotional, and thoroughly engaging. Stories of despair and hallucinations taking over (resulting in suicides and fist and knife fights among sailors) are dotted amongst some of the most compelling stories of courage and heroism. These stories are what struck me the most as I read - an exhausted Marine jumping out of a raft twice to save a man bent on suicide, a priest eventually succumbing to a death of exhaustion because he would not stop swimming around circles of dying boys to read them their last rites, another Marine dying because he gave his lifevest away to a weaker sailor, a group of exhausted sailors holding up another sailor's body so that salt water wouldn't enter into his badly burned body, a doctor who delayed his rescue so that he could bring drinkable water back to the men still waiting for rescue. These stories, both the tragic and the heroic, make the reader think about the effects of disasters and how they can bring the best or the worst out of men (and women). The ultimate fate of the ship's captain, Charles McVay, is a classic case of scapegoating and his story gives the reader an intimate look at one man's burden of guilt. The book's ending was somewhat odd because I thought this explanation of why and how the author came to write the book would have made more sense as an opening rather than a conclusion. Altogether, although I am not wildly fond of the author's writing style, I would still recommend this book as a thorough account of one slice of history.
    • 4/5
      Harrowing. Horrifying. And fascinating. This account of how one of America's premier warships simply vanished, first in 12 minutes from a Japanese torpedo, and then lost to the Navy through it's wartime bureaucracy and rules for 4 days. The details on salt-water drowning and shark attacks are fascinating. I would've loved to hear more about the reaction of the Japanese sub commander and crew, but I suppose that wasn't the point. It's a tough book to put down, though.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this book. It centers on the U.S.S. Indianapolis and it's sinking during WWII.For those unfamiliar, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was the ship that carried "little boy" to where it would be assembled. This ship was sunk by a Japanese sub. While some of the men died instantly many were left in shark infested waters for days. Just over 300 (out of over 1,000) survived.Stanton does a good job of making you really feel what the men were going through without being too wordy. He also attacks the beaurucratic red tape that led to these men being left out in the waters for that long.
    • 3/5
      Good book, but having served on a destroyer and sailed in the same waters the Indianapolis sank it may have had a bigger impact on me. Not a book for the squeamish as the description of the shark attacks is pretty bad. There is just no happy ending on this one folks.
    • 5/5
      This book chronicles the shocking, hideous story of the USS Indianapolis sailors left afloat among the sharks whose tale is mentioned in the movie "Jaws" by the character Quint. Terrible to read, but so compelling.

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    FOR

    ANNE,

    JOHN, KATHERINE,

    AND

    WILL STANTON

    For USS Indianapolis CA-35 survivors, the Lost At Sea crew, and their families

    And my mother and father, who told me about the war

    IN MEMORIAM

    My father, Derald Stanton, U.S. Army And my uncles: Milton Stanton, U.S. Navy Clifford Kip Earnest, U.S. Army Norman Earnest, U.S. Navy

    First say to yourself what you would be,

    then do what you have to do.

    —EPICTETUS

    The Final Crew of The USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35)

    CREW AND OFFICERS

    Abbott, George S., S1

    Acosta, Charles M., MM3

    Adams, Leo H., S1*

    Adams, Pat L.,S2

    Adorante, Dante W, S2

    Akines, William R., S2*

    Albright, Charles E., Jr., COX

    Allard, Vincent J., QM3*

    Allen, Paul F., S1

    Allmaras, Harold D., F2

    Altschuler, Allan H., S2 RDM*

    Alvey, Edward W., Jr., AerM2

    Amick, Homer I., S2

    Andersen, Lawrence J., SK2

    Anderson, Erick T., S2*

    Anderson, Leonard O., MM3

    Anderson, Richard L., F2

    Anderson, Sam G., S2

    Anderson, Vincent U., BM1

    Andrews, William R., S2*

    Annis, James B., Jr., CEMA

    Anthony, Harold R., PHM3

    Antonie, Charles J., F2

    Anunti, John M., M2*

    Armenta, Lorenzo, SC2

    Armistead, John H., S2*

    Arnold, Carl Lloyd, AMM3

    Ashford, Chester W., WT2

    Ashford, John T., Jr., RT3*

    Atkinson, J. P., COX

    Aull, Joseph Harry, S2

    Ault, William F., S2*

    Ayotte, Lester J., S2 RDM

    Backus, Thomas H., LT (jg)

    Baker, Daniel Albert, S2

    Baker, Frederick H., S2 RDM

    Baker, William M., Jr., EM1

    Baldridge, Clovis R., EM3*

    Ball, Emmet Edwin, S2

    Ballard, Courtney J., SSM3

    Barenthin, Leonard W., S1 FC

    Barker, Robert C., Jr., RT1

    Barksdale, Thomas L., FC3

    Barnes, Paul C., F2

    Barnes, Willard M., MMI

    Barra, Raymond James, CGMA

    Barrett, James B., S2

    Barry, Charles., LT (jg)

    Barto, Lloyd Peter, S1*

    Barton, George S., Y3

    Bateman, Bernard B., F2 WT*

    Batenhorst, Wilfred J., MM3

    Batson, Eugene C., S2 RDM

    Batten, Robert Edmon, S1 GM

    Batts, Edward Daniel, STM1

    Beane, James Albert, F2*

    Beaty, Donald Lee, S1*

    Becker, Myron Melvin, WT2

    Beddington, Charles E., S1

    Bedsted, Leo A. K., FIMOMM

    Beister, Richard J., WT3

    Belcher, James R., S1 RM*

    Bell, Maurice Glenn, SI*

    Bennett, Dean R., HAI

    Bennett, Ernest F., B3

    Bennett, Toney Wade, ST3

    Benning, Harry, S1

    Benton, Clarence U., CFCP*

    Bernacil, Concepcion P., FC3*

    Berry, Joseph, Jr., STMI

    Berry, William Henry, ST3

    Beukema, Kenneth Jay, S2

    Beuschlein, Joseph C., S2

    Biddison, Charles L., S1

    Billings, Robert B., ENS

    Billingsley, Robert F., GM3

    Bilz, Robert Eugene, S2

    Bishop, Arthur, Jr., S2

    Bitonti, Louis P., S1*

    Blackwell, Fermon M., SSML3

    Blanthorn, Bryan, S1*

    Blum, Donald J., ENS*

    Boege, Raynard R., S2

    Bogan, Jack R., RM1

    Bollinger, Richard H., S1

    Booth, Sherman C., S1 GM*

    Borton, Herbert E., SCB2

    Boss, Norbert George, S2

    Bott, Wilbur Melvin, S2

    Bowles, Eldridge W., SI

    Bowman, Charles E., CTC

    Boyd, Troy Howard, GM3

    Bradley, William H., S2

    Brake, John, Jr., S2

    Brandt, Russell Lee, F2*

    Braun, Neal F., S2

    Bray, Harold J., Jr., S2*

    Brice, R. V., S2

    Bridge, Wayne Aron, S2

    Bright, Chester Lee, S2

    Briley, Harold V., MAM3

    Brooks, Ulysess Ray, CWTA

    Brophy, Thomas D’Arcy, Jr., ENS

    Brown, Edward A., WT3

    Brown, Edward J., S1*

    Bruce, Russell W., S2

    Brule, Maurice J., S2

    Brundige, Robert H., SI GM*

    Bruneau, Charles A., GM3

    Buckett, Victor R., Y2*

    Budish, David, S2

    Bullard, John K., S1*

    Bunai, Robert P., SM1*

    Bunn, Horace G., S2

    Burdorf, Wilbert J., COX*

    Burkhartsmeier, Anton T., S1

    Burkholtz, Frank, Jr., EM3

    Burleson, Martin L., S1

    Burrs, John W., S1

    Burt, William George A., QM3

    Burton, Curtis H., S1*

    Bushong, John R., GM3

    Cadwallader, John J., RT3

    Cain, Alfred Brown, RT3

    Cairo, William G., BUG1

    Call, James Edward, RM3

    Cameron, John Watson, GM2

    Camp, Garrison, STM2

    Campana, Paul, RDM3

    Campbell, Hamer E., Jr., GM3*

    Campbell, Louis Dean, AOM3*

    Campbell, Wayland D., SF3

    Candalino, Paul L., LT (jg)

    Cantrell, Billy G., F2

    Carnell, Lois Wayne, S2

    Carpenter, Willard A., SM3

    Carr, Harry Leroy, S2

    Carroll, Gregory K.,S1 FCO

    Carroll, Rachel W., COX

    Carson, Clifford, FI WT

    Carstensen, Richard, S2

    Carter, Grover C., S1*

    Carter, Lindsey L., S2*

    Carter, Lloyd George, COX*

    Carver, Grover C., S1*

    Cassidy, John Curran, SI*

    Castaldo, Patrick P., GM2

    Castiaux, Ray V., S2

    Casto, William H., S1

    Cavil, Robert Ralph, MM2

    Cavitt, Clinton C., WT3

    Celaya, Adolfo Valdo, F2*

    Centazzo, Frank J., SM3*

    Chamness, John Desel, S2*

    Chandler, Lloyd N., S2

    Chart, Joseph, EM3

    Christian, Lewis E., Jr., WO

    Clark, Eugene, CK3

    Clark, Orsen N., S2*

    Clements, Harold P., S2

    Clinton, George W., S1*

    Clinton, Leland J., LT (jg)

    Cobb, William Lester, MOMM3

    Cole, Walter Henry, CRMA

    Coleman, Cedric F., LCDR

    Coleman, Robert E., F2*

    Collier, Charles R., RM2*

    Collins, James, STM1

    Colvin, Frankie Lee, SSMT2

    Condon, Barna T., RDM1

    Connelly, David F., ENS

    Conrad, James P., EM3

    Conser, Donald L., SC2

    Consiglio, Joseph W., FC2

    Conway, Thomas M., Rev., LT

    Cook, Floyd E., SF3

    Cooper, Dale, Jr., F2

    Copeland, Willard J., S2

    Costner, Homer J., COX*

    Countryman, Robert E., S2

    Cowen, Donald R., FC3*

    Cox, Alford E., GM3

    Cox, Loel Dene, S2*

    Crabb, Donald C., RM2

    Crane, Granville S., Jr., MM2*

    Crews, Hugh C., LT (jg)

    Crites, Orval D., WT1

    Crouch, Edwin M., CAPT. (Passenger)

    Crum, Charles J., S2

    Cruz, Jose S., CCKA

    Curtis, Erwin E., CTCP

    Dagenhart, Charles R., Jr., PHM2

    Dale, Elwood Richard, F1

    Daniel, Harold W., CBMA*

    Daniello, Anthony G., Sr SM

    Davis, James Clark, RM3

    Davis, Kenneth G., F1 EM

    Davis, Stanley G., LT (jg)

    Davis, Thomas Edward, SM2

    Day, Richard R., Jr., S2

    Dean, John Thomas, Jr., S2

    Debernardi, Louie, BM1*

    Defoor, Walton, RDM3

    Demars, Edgar Joseph, CBMA

    Dement, Dayle P., Sr

    Denney, Lloyd, Jr., S2

    Dewing, Ralph Otto, FC3*

    Dezelske, William B., MM2*

    Dimond, John Nelson, S2

    Dollins, Paul, RM2

    Donald, Lyle Herbert, EM1

    Doney, William Junior, F2

    Dorman, William B., S1

    Dornetto, Frank Paul, WT1

    Doss, James Monroe, S2

    Doucette, Roland O., S2

    Douglas, Gene Dale, F2*

    Dove, Bessil Raymond, SKD2

    Dowdy, Lowell S., CWO

    Drane, James Anthony, GM3

    Drayton, William H., EM2*

    Driscoll, David L., LT (jg)

    Dronet, Joseph E.J., S2*

    Drummond, James J., F2

    Drury, Richard E., S2

    Dryden, William H., MM1*

    Dufraine, Delbert E., S1

    Dunbar, Jess Lee, F2

    Durand, Ralph J., Jr., S2

    Dycus, Donald, S2

    Eakins, Morris B., F2 WT

    Eames, Paul H., Jr., ENS

    Eastman, Chester S., S2

    Eck, Harold Adam, S2*

    Eddinger, John W., S1

    Eddy, Richard Leroy, RM3

    Edwards, Alwyn C., F2

    Edwards, Roland J., BM1

    Egolf, Harold Wesley, S2 RDM

    Elliott, Harry W., S2

    Elliott, Kenneth A., S1

    Emery, William F., S1 QM

    Emsley, William J., S1

    Engelsman, Ralph, S2

    Epperson, Ewell, S1

    Epperson, George L., S1

    Erickson, Theodore M., S2*

    Ernst, Robert Carl, F2

    Erwin, Louis H., COX*

    Ethier, Eugene Edwin, EM3*

    Eubanks, James H., S1

    Evans, Arthur Jerome, PHM2

    Evans, Claudus, GM3*

    Everett, Charles N., EM2

    Evers, Lawrence Lee, CMMA

    Eyet, Donald Archie, S1

    Fantasia, Frank A., F2 WT

    Farber, Sheldon Lee, S2 RDM

    Farley, James W., S1

    Farmer, Archie C., COX*

    Farris, Eugene F., S1 RM*

    Fasthorse, Vincent, S2

    Feakes, Fred A., AOM1*

    Fedorski, Nicholas W., S1*

    Feeney, Paul Ross, S2 RM

    Felts, Donald J., BM1*

    Ferguson, Albert E., CMMA*

    Ferguson, Russel M., RT3

    Figgins, Harley Dean, WT2

    Firestone, Kenneth F., FC2

    Firmin, John Alden H., S2

    Fitting, Johnny W., GM1*

    Flaten, Harold James, WT2*

    Fleischauer, Donald W., S1 Y

    Fleshman, Vern L., S2

    Flynn, James M., Jr., S1 FCO

    Flynn, Joseph A., CDR

    Foell, Cecil D., ENS

    Fortin, Verlin L., WT3*

    Foster, Verne E., F2*

    Fox, William H., Jr., F2*

    Francois, Norbert E., F1 MM*

    Frank, Rudolph A., S2

    Franklin, Jack R., RDM3

    Freeze, Howard B., LT (jg)

    French, Douglas O., FC3

    French, Jimmy, Jr., QM3

    Fritz, Leonard A., MM3

    Frontino, Vincent F., MOMM

    Frorath, Donald H., S2

    Fuchs, Herman F., CWO

    Fuller, Arnold A., F2

    Fulton, William C., CRMA

    Funkhouser, Robert M., ART2*

    Gabrillo, Juan, S2*

    Gaither, Forest M., FC2

    Galante, Angelo, S2*

    Galbraith, Norman S., MM2

    Gardner, Roscoe W., F2*

    Gardner, Russel T., F2

    Gamer, Glenn R., MM2

    Gause, Robert P., QM1*

    Gause, Rubin C., Jr., ENS

    Gemza, Rudolph A., FCO3*

    George, Gabriel V., MM3*

    Gerngross, Frederick J., Jr., ENS

    Gettleman, Robert A., S2 RDM*

    Gibson, Buck Warren, GMS*

    Gibson, Curtis W., S2

    Gibson, Ganola F., MM3

    Gilbert, Warner, Jr., S1

    Gilcrease, James, S2*

    Gill, Paul Edward, WT2

    Gilmore, Wilbur A., S2

    Gismondi, Michael V., S1

    Gladd, Millard, Jr., MM2*

    Glaub, Francis A., GM2

    Glenn, Jay R., AMM3*

    Glovka, Erwin Samuel, S2

    Godfrey, Marlo Roy, RM3

    Goeckel, Ernest S., LT (jg)

    Goff, Thomas Guy, SF3*

    Golden, Curry, STM1

    Golden, James I., S1

    Gonzales, Ray Adam, S2

    Gooch, William Leroy, F2*

    Good, Robert Kenneth, MM3

    Goodwin, Oliver A., CRTA

    Gore, Leonard F., S2

    Gorecki, Joseph W., SK3

    Gottmann, Paul James, S2

    Gove, Carroll L., S2

    Gray, Willis Leroy, S1*

    Greathouse, Bud R., S1

    Green, Robert Urban, S2

    Green, Tolbert, Jr., S1*

    Greene, Samuel G., S1

    Greenlee, Charles I., S2*

    Greer, Bob Eugene, S2

    Gregory, Garland G., F1

    Grief, Matthias D., WT3

    Gries, Richard C., F2

    Griest, Frank David, GM3

    Griffin, Jackie Dale, S1

    Griffith, Robert Lee, S1*

    Griffiths, Leonard S., S2

    Griggs, Donald Ray, F1

    Grimes, David Elmer, S2

    Grimes, James F., S2

    Groce, Floyd Vernon, RDM2

    Groch, John Thomas, MM3

    Guenther, Morgan E., EM3

    Guerrero, John Gomez, S1

    Guillot, Murphy U., F1 EM

    Guye, Ralph Lee, Jr., QM3

    Guyon, Harold Lewis, F1 WT

    Haberman, Bernard, S2

    Haduch, John Martin, S1

    Hale, Robert B., LT

    Hale, William F., S2

    Hall, Pressie, F1

    Halloran, Edward G., MM3

    Ham, Saul Anthony, S1

    Hambo, William P., PHM3

    Hammen, Robert, PHOM3

    Hamrick, James J., S2

    Hancock, William A., GM3

    Hankinson, Clarence W., F2

    Hansen, Henry, S2

    Hanson, Harley C., WO*

    Harland, George A., S2

    Harp, Charlie Hardin, S1

    Harper, Vasco, STM1

    Harris, James Davis, F2

    Harris, Willard E., F2

    Harrison, Cecil M., CWO*

    Harrison, Frederick E., S2 QM

    Harrison, James M., S1

    Hart, Fred, Jr., RT2*

    Hartrick, Willis B., MM1

    Hatfield, Willie N., S2*

    Haurrich, Cloud D., S2

    Hauser, Jack Isaac, SK2

    Havener, Harlan Carl, F2*

    Havins, Otha Alton, Y3*

    Hayes, Charles D., LCDR

    Hayles, Felix, CK3

    Haynes, Lewis L., MC, LCDR*

    Haynes, Robert A., LT

    Haynes, William A., S1 GM

    Heerdt, Raymond E., F2

    Heggie, William A., RDM3

    Heinz, Richard A., HA1

    Heller, John, S2*

    Heller, Robert J., Jr., S2

    Helscher, Ralph John, S1

    Helt, Jack Edward, F2

    Henderson, Ralph L., S1

    Hendron, James R., Jr., F2

    Henry, Earl O., DC, LCDR

    Hensch, Erwin F., LT*

    Hensley, Clifford, SSMB2

    Herbert, Jack Erwin, BM1

    Herndon, Duane, S2

    Hershberger, Clarence L., S1 FC*

    Herstine, James F., ENS

    Hickey, Harry Todd, RM3

    Hicks, Clarence, S1 SC

    Hiebert, Lloyd Henry, GM1

    Hill, Clarence Max, CWTP

    Hill, Joe Walker, STM1

    Hill, Nelson P., Jr., LT

    Hill, Richard N., ENS

    Hind, Lyle Lewis, S2*

    Hines, Lionel Gordon, WT1

    Hinken, John Richard, Jr., F2*

    Hobbs, Melvin Dow, S1

    Hodge, Howard Henry, RM2*

    Hodgins, Lester B., S2

    Hodshire, John W., S2

    Hoerres, George J., S2

    Holden, Punciano A., ST1

    Hollingsworth, Jimmie L., STM2

    Holloway, Andrew J., S2

    Holloway, Ralph H., COX

    Hoogerwerf, John, Jr., F1MOMM

    Hoopes, Gordon H., S2*

    Hopper, Prentice W., S1

    Hopper, Roy L., AMM1

    Horner, Durward R., WO*

    Horr, Wesley Alan, F2

    Horrigan, John G., F1

    Horvath, George J., F1 EM*

    Hoskins, William O., Y3*

    Houck, Richard E., EM3*

    Houston, Robert G., F1

    Houston, William H., PHM2

    Hov, Donald A., S1 RM

    Howison, John D., ENS*

    Hubeli, Joseph F., S2*

    Huebner, Harry H., S1 CM

    Hughes, Lawrence E., F2 WT

    Hughes, Robert A., FC3

    Hughes, William E., SSML2

    Humphrey, Maynard L., S2

    Hunter, Arthur R., Jr., QM1

    Huntley, Virgil C., CWO

    Hupka, Clarence E., BKR1*

    Hurley, Woodrow, GM2*

    Hurst, Robert H., LT

    Hurt, James Edward, S2

    Hutchison, Merle B., S2

    Igou, Floyd, Jr., RM2

    Izor, Walter Eugene, F1

    Jackson, Henry, STML

    Jacquemot, Joseph A., S2*

    Jadloski, George K., S2

    Jakubisin, Joseph S., S2*

    James, Woody Eugene, COX*

    Janney, Johns Hopkins, CDR

    Jarvis, James K., AM3*

    Jeffers, Wallace M., COX

    Jenney, Charles I., LT

    Jensen, Chris A., S2

    Jensen, Eugene W., S2*

    Jewell, Floyd R., SKV1

    Johnson, Bernard J., S2

    Johnson, Elwood W., S2

    Johnson, George Glen, S2

    Johnson, Harold B., S1

    Johnson, Sidney B., S1

    Johnson, Walter M., Jr., S1

    Johnson, William A., S1*

    Johnston, Earl R., BM2

    Johnston, Lewis E., S1 RM

    Johnston, Ray F., MM1

    Johnston, Scott A., F2

    Jones, Clinton Leroy, COX*

    Jones, George Edward, S2

    Jones, Jim, S2

    Jones, Kenneth M., F1MOMM

    Jones, Sidney, S1*

    Jones, Stanley F., S2

    Jordan, Henry, STM2

    Jordon, Thomas H., S2

    Josey, Clifford O., S2

    Jump, David A., ENS

    Jurgensmeyer, Alfred J., S2

    Jurkiewicz, Raymond S., S1*

    Justice, Robert E., S2*

    Karpel, Daniel L., BM1

    Karter, Leo C., Jr., S2

    Kasten, Stanley Otto, HA1

    Kawa, Raymond Philip, SK3

    Kay, Gust C., S1*

    Kazmierski, Walter, S1*

    Keeney, Robert A., ENS

    Kees, Shalous Eugene, EM2*

    Keith, Everette E., EM2

    Kelly, Albert R., S2

    Kemp, David Poole, Jr., SC3*

    Kenly, Oliver Wesley, RDM3*

    Kennedy, Andrew J., Jr., S2

    Kennedy, Robert A., S1 Y

    Kenny, Francis J. P., S2

    Kephart, Paul, S1

    Kerby, Deo Earl, S1*

    Kem, Harry Gilbert, S1

    Key, S. T., EM2

    Keyes, Edward Hiram, COX*

    Kight, Audy Carl, S1

    Kilgore, Archie C., F2

    Killman, Robert E., GM3

    Kinard, Nolan Dave, S1

    Kincaid, Joseph E., FC2

    King, A. C., S1 Y*

    King, Clarence, Jr., STM2

    King, James Thomas, S1

    King, Richard Eugene, S2

    King, Robert Harold, S2

    Kinnaman, Robert L., S2

    Kinzle, Raymond A., BKR2*

    Kirby, Harry, S1

    Kirk, James Roy, SC3

    Kirkland, Marvin F., S1*

    Kirkman, Walter W., SF1

    Kiselica, Joseph F., AMM2*

    Kittoe, James W., F2*

    Klappa, Ralph Donald, S2*

    Klaus, Joseph Frank, S1*

    Klein, Raymond James, S1

    Klein, Theil Joseph, SK3

    Knernschield, Andrew N., S1

    Knoll, Paul Edward, COX

    Knott, Elbern L., S1 C

    Knudtson, Raymond A., S1

    Knupke, Richard R., MM3

    Koch, Edward Chris, EM3*

    Koegler, Albert, S1

    Koegler, William, SC3

    Kolakowski, Ceslaus, SM3

    Kollinger, Robert Eugene, S1

    Konesny, John Mathew, S1

    Koopman, Walter F., F2

    Koppang, Raymond I., LT (jg)

    Kouski, Fred, GM3

    Kovalick, George R., S2

    Koziara, George, S2*

    Kozik, Raymond., S1

    Krawivz, Henry J., MM3

    Kreis, Clifford E., S1*

    Kron, Herman E., Jr., GM3

    Kronenberger, W. M., GM3

    Krueger, Dale F., F2*

    Krueger, Norman F., S2*

    Kruse, Darwin Glen, S2

    Krzyzewski, John M., S2

    Kuhn, Clair Joseph, S1

    Kulovitz, Raymond J., S2

    Kurlich, George R., FC3*

    Kuryla, Michael N., Jr., COX*

    Kusiak, Alfred M., S2

    Kwiatkowski, Marion J., S2

    Labuda, Arthur AI, QM3

    Lafontaine, Paul S., S1

    Lakatos, Emil Joseph, MM3

    Lake, Muri Christy, S1

    Lamb, Robert Clyde, EM3

    Lambert, Leonard F., S1

    Landon, William W., Jr., FCO2

    Lane, Ralph, CMMA*

    Lanter, Kenley M., S1 SM*

    Lapaglia, Carlos, GM2*

    Lapari, Lawrence E., Jr., S2

    Lapczynski, Edward W., S1

    Larsen, Melvin R., S2

    Latigue, Jackson, STM1

    Latimer, Billy F., S1 RM

    Latzer, Solomon, S2

    Laughlin, Fain H., SK3

    Laws, George Edward, S1*

    Leathers, William B., MM3

    Lebaron, Robert W., S2

    Lebow, Cleatus A., FCO3*

    Leenerman, Arthur L., RDM3*

    Leluika, Paul Peter, S2

    Lestina, Francis J., S1

    Letizia, Vincencio, S2

    Letz, Wilbert Joseph, SK1

    Levalley, William D., EM2

    Leventon, Mervin C., MM2

    Levieux, John J., F2

    Lewellen, Thomas E., S2

    Lewis, James Robert, F2

    Lewis, John Robert, GM3

    Linden, Charles G., WT2

    Lindsay, Norman Lee, SF3

    Link, George Charles, S1

    Linn, Roy, S1

    Linville, Cecil H., SF2

    Linville, Harry J., S1

    Lippert, Robert G., S1

    Lipski, Stanley W., CDR

    Little, Frank Edward, MM2

    Livermore, Raymond I., S2

    Loch, Edwin Peter, S1

    Lockwood, Thomas H., S2*

    Loeffier, Paul E., Jr., S2 QM

    Loftis, James B., Jr., S1*

    Loftus, Ralph Dennis, F2

    Lohr, Leo William, S1

    Lombardi, Ralph, S1

    Long, Joseph William, S1

    Longwell, Donald J., S1

    Lopez, Daniel B., F2*

    Lopetz, Sam, S1*

    Lorenc, Edward R., S2

    Loyd, John F., WT2

    Lucas, Robert Andrew, S2*

    Lucca, Frank John, F2*

    Luhman, Emerson D., MM3

    Lundgren, Albert D., S1 FCO

    Luttrull, Claud A., COX

    Lutz, Charles H., S1

    Maas, Melvin Adolph, S1 SF*

    Mabee, Kenneth C., F2

    Mace, Harold A., S2*

    Macfarland, Keith I., LT (jg)

    Machado, Clarence J., WT2

    Mack, Donald F., BUG1*

    Maday, Anthony F., AMM1*

    Madigan, Harry F, BM2

    Magdics, Steve, Jr., F2

    Magray, Duwain F., S2

    Makaroff, Chester J., GM3*

    Makowski, Robert T., CWTA

    Maldonado, Salvador, BKR3*

    Malena, Joseph J., Jr., GM2*

    Malone, Cecil Edward, S2

    Malone, Elvin C., S1

    Malone, Michael L., Jr., LT (jg)

    Malski, Joseph John, S1*

    Maness, Charles F., F2

    Mankin, Howard James, GM3

    Mann, Clifford E., S1

    Mansker, LaVoice, S2

    Mantz, Keith Hubert, S1

    Marciulaitis, Charles, S1

    Markmann, Frederick H., WT1

    Marple, Paul T., ENS

    Marshall, John Lucas, WT2

    Marshall, Robert W., S2

    Martin, Albert, S2

    Martin, Everett G., S1

    Massier, George A., S1

    Mastrecola, Michael M., S2

    Matheson, Richard R., PHM3

    Matrulla, John, S1 FCO*

    Mauntel, Paul John, S2

    Maxwell, Farrell J., S1*

    McBride, Ronald G., S1

    McBryde, Frank E., S2

    McCall, Donald C., S2*

    McClain, Raymond B., BM2*

    McClary, Lester Earl, S2

    McClure, David Leroy, EM2

    McComb, Everett A., F1

    McCord, Edward Franklin, Jr., EM3

    McCorkle, Ray Ralph, S1

    McCormick, Earl W, MOMM2

    McCoskey, Paul F., S1 RDM

    McCoy, John S., Jr., M2

    McCrory, Millard V., Jr., WT2*

    McDaniel, Johnny A., S1

    McDonald, Franklin G., Jr., F2

    McDonner, David P., Jr., F1 EM

    McDowell, Robert E., S1 SM

    McElroy, Clarence E., S1 GM*

    McFall, Walter E., S2*

    McFee, Carl Snyder, SC1

    McGinnis, Paul W., SM3*

    McGinty, John M., S1

    McGuiggan, Robert M., S1*

    McGuire, Denis, S2

    McGuirk, Philip A., LT (jg)

    McHenry, Loren C., Jr., S1 RM*

    McHone, Ollie, F1

    McKee, George E., Jr., S1

    McKenna, Michael J., S1

    McKenzie, Ernest E., S1*

    McKinnon, Francis M., Y3

    McKissick, Charles B., LT (jg)*

    McKlin, Henry T., S1*

    McLain, Patrick J., S2*

    McLean, Douglas B., EM3

    McNabb, Thomas, Jr., F2

    McNickle, Arthur S., F1

    McQuitty, Roy Edward, COX

    McVay, Charles Butler, III, CAPT*

    McVay, Richard C., Y3*

    Meade, Sidney H., S1

    Mehlbaum, Raymond A., S1 SC

    Meier, Harold E., S2

    Melichar, Charles H., EM3

    Melvin, Carl Lavern, F1 EM

    Mencheff, Manual A., S2

    Meredith, Charles E., S1*

    Mergler, Charles M., RDM2

    Mestas, Nestor A., WT2*

    Metcalf, David W., GM3

    Meyer, Charles T., S2*

    Michael, Bertrand F., BKR3

    Michael, Elmer Orion, S1

    Michno, Arthur R., S2

    Mikeska, Willie W., S2

    Mikolayek, Joseph, COX*

    Milbrodt, Glen L., S2*

    Miles, Theodore K., LT

    Miller, Artie Ronald, GM2

    Miller, George Edwin, F1 MM

    Miller, Glenn Evert, S2

    Miller, Samuel George, Jr., FC3

    Miller, Walter R., S2

    Miller, Walter W., B1

    Miller, Wilbur H., CMM

    Mills, William Harry, EM3

    Miner, Herbert Jay, II, RT2*

    Minor, Richard Leon, S1

    Minor, Robert Warren, S2

    Mires, Carl Emeron, S2

    Mirich, Wally Mayo, S1

    Miskowiec, Theodore F., S1

    Mitchell, James E., S2*

    Mitchell, James H., Jr., SK1

    Mitchell, Kenneth E., S1*

    Mitchell, Norval Jerry, Jr., S1*

    Mitchell, Paul Boone, FC3

    Mitchell, Winston C., S1 FC

    Mittler, Peter John, Jr., GM3

    Mixon, Malcom Lois, GM2

    Mlady, Clarence C., S1*

    Modesitt, Gari E., S2*

    Modisher, Melvin W., MC, LTQ (jg)*

    Moncrief, Mack D., S2

    Monks, Robert Bruce, GM3

    Montoya, Frank Edward, S1

    Moore, Donald George, S2

    Moore, Elbert, S2

    Moore, Harley E., S1

    Moore, Kyle C., LCDR

    Moore, Wyatt Patton, BKR1

    Moran, Joseph John, RM1*

    Morgan, Eugene S., BM2*

    Morgan, Glenn Grover, BGM3 *

    Morgan, Lewis E., S2

    Morgan, Telford F., ENS

    Morris, Albert O., S1*

    Morse, Kendall H., LT (jg)

    Morton, Charles W., S2

    Morton, Marion Ellis, SK2

    Moseley, Morgan M., SC1*

    Moulton, Charles C., S2

    Mowrey, Ted Eugene, SK3*

    Moynelo, Harold C., Jr., ENS

    Mroszak, Francis A., S2

    Muldoon, John J., MM1*

    Mulvey, William R., BM1*

    Murillo, Sammy, S2

    Murphy, Allen, S2

    Murphy, Paul James, FC3*

    Musarra, Joe, S1

    Myers, Charles Lee, Jr., S2

    Myers, Glen Alan, MM2

    Myers, H. B., F1*

    Nabers, Neal Adrian, S2

    Naspini, Joseph A., F2 WT*

    Neal, Charles Keith, S2

    Neal, George M., S2

    Neale, Harlan B., S2

    Nelsen, Edward John, GM1*

    Nelson, Frank Howard, S2*

    Neu, Hugh Herbert, S2

    Neubauer, Richard, S2

    Neuman, Jerome C., F1

    Neville, Bobby Gene, S2

    Newcomer, Lewis W., MM3

    Newell, James Thomas, EM1

    Newhall, James F., S1 GM*

    Nichols, James C., S2*

    Nichols, Joseph L., BM2

    Nichols, Paul Virgil, MM3

    Nielsen, Carl Aage Chor, Jr., F1

    Nieto, Baltazar P., GM3

    Nightingale, William O., MM1*

    Niskanen, John H., F2

    Nixon, Daniel M., S2*

    Norberg, James A., CBMP*

    Norman, Theodore R., GM2

    Nowak, George Joseph, F2

    Nugent, William G., S2

    Nunley, James P., F1

    Nunley, Troy Audie, S2*

    Nutt, Raymond Albert, S2

    Nuttall, Alexander C., S1*

    Obledo, Mike Guerra, S1*

    O’Brien, Arthur J., S2

    O’Callaghan, Del R., WT2

    Ochoa, Ernest, FC3

    O’Donnell, James E., WT3*

    Olderon, Bernhard G., S1

    Olijar, John, S1*

    O’Neil, Eugene Elbert, S1

    Orr, Homer L., HA1

    Orr, John Irwin, Jr., LT

    Orsburn, Frank H., SSML2*

    Ortiz, Orlando R., Y3

    Osburn, Charles W., S2

    Ott, Theodore Gene, Y1

    Outland, Felton J., SI*

    Overman, Thurman D., S2*

    Owen, Keith Nichols, SC3*

    Owens, Robert Sheldon, Jr., QM3

    Owensby, Clifford C., F2

    Pace, Curtis, S2*

    Pacheco, Jose Cruz, S2*

    Pagitt, Eldon Ernest, F2

    Pait, Robert Edward, BM2

    Palmiter, Adelore A., S2*

    Pane, Francis W., S2

    Parham, Fred, ST2

    Park, David E., ENS

    Paroubek, Richard A., Y1*

    Pasket, Lyle Matthew, S2*

    Patterson, Alfred T., S2

    Patterson, Kenneth G., SI

    Patzer, Herman Lantz, EMI

    Paulk, Luther Doyle, S2*

    Payne, Edward G., S2*

    Payne, George David, S2

    Pena, Santos Alday, SI*

    Pender, Welburn M., F2

    Perez, Basilio, S2*

    Perkins, Edward C., F2*

    Perry, Robert J., S2

    Pessolano, Michael R., LT

    Peters, Earl Jack, S2

    Peterson, Avery C., S2 FC*

    Peterson, Darrel E., SI FC

    Peterson, Frederick A., MAM3

    Peterson, Glenn H., SI RM

    Peterson, Ralph R., S2

    Petrincic, John Nicholas, Jr., FC3

    Peyton, Robert C., STMI

    Phillips, Aulton N., Sr., F2

    Phillips, Huie H., S2*

    Pierce, Clyde Alton, CWTA

    Pierce, Robert W., S2

    Piperata, Alfred J., MMI

    Pitman, Robert Fred, S2

    Pittman, Almire, Jr., ST3

    Pleiss, Roger David, F2

    Podish, Paul, S2*

    Podschun, Clifford A., S2*

    Pogue, Herman C., S2*

    Pohl, Theodore, F2MOMM

    Pokryfka, Donald M., S2

    Poor, Gerald M., S2*

    Poore, Albert F., S2

    Potrykus, Frank Paul, F2

    Potts, Dale Floyd, S2*

    Powell, Howard Wayne, FI

    Powers, R. C. Ottis, S2

    Poynter, Raymond Lee, S2

    Praay, William Theo, S2

    Prather, Clarence J., CMMA

    Pratt, George Roy, FI EM

    Price, James Denny, SI*

    Priestle, Ralph A., S2

    Prior, Walter Mathew, S2

    Puckett, William C., S2

    Pupuis, John Andrew, SI BKR

    Purcel, Franklin W., S2

    Pursel, Forest V., WT2

    Pyron, Freddie H., SI

    Quealy, William C., Jr., PR2*

    Rabb, John Robert, SCI

    Ragsdale, Jean Obert, S1

    Rahn, Alvin Wilder, SK3

    Raines, Clifford Junior, S2

    Rains, Rufus Brady, SI

    Ramirez, Ricardo, SI*

    Ramseyer, Raymond C., RT3

    Randolph, Cleo, STMI

    Rathbone, Wilson, S2*

    Rathman, Frank Junior, S1 FC

    Rawdon, John Herbert, EM3*

    Realing, Lyle Olan, FC2

    Redmayne, Richard B., LT*

    Reed, Thomas William, EM3

    Reemts, Alvin T., S1

    Reese, Jesse Edmund, S2

    Reeves, Chester O. B., S1*

    Reeves, Robert A., F2

    Regalado, Robert H., S1

    Relmer, Herbert A., S1 SM*

    Reid, Curtis F., S2*

    Reid, James Edgar, BM2*

    Reid, John, LCDR*

    Reid, Tommy Lee, RDM3*

    Reilly, James F., Y1

    Reinert, Leroy, F1

    Remondet, Edward J., Jr., S2

    Reynolds, Alford, GM2*

    Reynolds, Andrew Eli, S1

    Reynolds, Carleton C., F1

    Rhea, Clifford, F2

    Rhodes, Vernon L., F1 WT

    Rhoten, Roy Edward, F2

    Rice, Albert, STM1

    Rich, Garland Lloyd, S1

    Richardson, John R., S2

    Richardson, Joseph G., S2

    Rider, Francis Alan, RDM3

    Riley, Junior Thomas, BM2

    Rineay, Francis Henry, Jr., S2*

    Roberts, Benjamin E., WT1

    Roberts, Charles, S1

    Roberts, Norman H., MM1*

    Robison, Gerald E., RT3

    Robison, John Davis, COX*

    Robison, Marzie Joe, S2

    Roche, Joseph M., LT

    Rockenbach, Earl A., SC2

    Roesberry, Jack R., S1

    Rogell, Henry Tony, F1

    Rogers, Ralph Guy, RDM3*

    Rogers, Ross, Jr., ENS*

    Roland, Jack A., PHM1

    Rollins, Willard E., RM3

    Romani, Frank J., HA1

    Roof, Charles Walter, S2

    Rose, Berson Horace, GM2

    Ross, Glen Eugene, F2

    Rothman, Aaron, RDM3

    Rowden, Joseph Geren, F1

    Rozzano, John, Jr., S2

    Rudomanski, Eugene W., RT2

    Rue, William Goff, MM1

    Russell, Robert A., S2

    Russell, Virgil M., COX*

    Rust, Edwin Leroy, S1

    Rutherford, Robert A., RM2

    Rydzeski. Frank W., F1

    Saathoff, Don W., S2*

    Saenz, Jose Antonio, SC3

    Sain, Albert F., S1

    Salinas, Alfredo A., S1

    Samano, Nuraldo, S2

    Sampson, Joseph R., S2

    Sams, Robert Carrol, STM2

    Sanchez, Alejandro V., S2

    Sanchez, Fernando S., SC3*

    Sand, Cyrus Harvey, BM1

    Sanders, Everett R., MOMM1

    Sassman, Gordon W., CO

    Scanlan, Osceola C., S2*

    Scarbrough, Fred R., COX

    Schaap, Marion John, Q-M1

    Schaefer, Hany W., S2

    Schaffer, Edward J., S1

    Scharton, Elmer D., S1

    Schechterle, Harold J., RDM3*

    Scheib, Albert Eddie, F2

    Schewe, Alfred Paul, S1

    Schlatter, Robert L., AOM3

    Schlotter, James R., RDM3

    Schmueck, John Alton, CPHMP*

    Schnappauf, Harold J., SK3

    Schooley, Dillard A., COX1

    Schumacher, Arthur J., Jr., CEMA

    Scoggins, Millard, SM2

    Scott, Burl Down, STM2

    Scott, Curtis Marvin, S1

    Scott, Hilliard, STM1

    Seabert, Clarke W., S2*

    Sebastian, Clifford H., RM2

    Sedivi, Alfred J., PHOM2

    Selbach, Walter H., WT2

    Sell, Ernest F., EM2

    Sellers, Leonard E., SF3

    Selman, Amos, S2

    Setchfield, Arthur L., COX*

    Sewell, Loris Eldon, S2

    Shaffer, Robert P., GM3*

    Shand, Kenneth, W., WT2

    Sharp, William H., S2*

    Shaw, Calvin Patrick, GM2

    Shearer, Harold J., S2*

    Shelton, William E., Jr., SM2

    Shields, Cecil N., SM2

    Shipman, Robert Lee, GM3

    Shown, Donald H., CFC*

    Shows, Audie Boyd, COX*

    Sikes, Theodore A., ENS

    Silcox, Bumice R., S1

    Silva, Phillip Gomes, S1

    Simcox, Gordon W., EM3

    Simcox, John Allen, F1MM2

    Simpson, William E., BM2*

    Sims, Clarence, CK2

    Sinclair, James Ray, S2*

    Singerman, David, SM2

    Sipes, John Leland, S1

    Siter, Henry Joseph, S2*

    Sitzlar, William C., F1

    Sladzk, Wayne Lyn, BM1*

    Slankard, Jack C., S1*

    Smalley, Howard Earl, S1

    Smeltzer, Charles H., S2*

    Smeraglia, Michael, RM3

    Smith, Carl Murphy, SM2

    Smith, Charles Andy, S1

    Smith, Cozell Lee, Jr., COX*

    Smith, Edwin Lee, S2

    Smith, Eugene Gordon, BM2

    Smith, Frederick C., F2*

    Smith, George Robert, S1

    Smith, Guy Nephi, FCO2

    Smith, Henry August, F1

    Smith, Homer Leroy, F2

    Smith, James Wesley, S2*

    Smith, Kenneth Dean, S2

    Smith, Oles Ellis, CM3

    Snyder, John N., SF2

    Snyder, Richard R., S1 SM

    Solomon, William, Jr., S2

    Sordia, Ralph, S2

    Sospizio, Andre, EM3*

    Sparks, Charles Byrd, COX

    Speer, Lowell Elvis, RT3

    Spencer, Daniel F., S1*

    Spencer, James D., LT

    Spencer, Roger, S1 RM*

    Spencer, Sidney A., WO

    Spindle, Orval Audry, S1

    Spinelli, John A., SC2*

    Spomer, Elmer John, SF2

    St.Pierre, Leslie R., MM2

    Stadler, Robert H., WT3

    Stamm, Florida M., S2*

    Stanforth, David E., F2

    Stankowski, Archie J., S2

    Stanturf, Frederick R., MM2

    Steicerwald, Fred, GM2

    Stephens, Richard P., S2*

    Stevens, George G., WT2*

    Stevens, Wayne A., MM2

    Stewart, Glenn W., CPCP*

    Stewart, Thomas A., SK2

    Stickley, Charles B., GM3

    Stier, William G., S1 FCO

    Stimson, David, ENS

    Stone, Dale Eugene, S2

    Stone, Homer Benton, Y1

    Stout, Kenneth I., LCDR

    Strain, Joseph Mason, S2 RDM

    Streich, Allen C., RM2

    Strickland, George T., S2

    Strieter, Robert C., S2

    Stripe, William S., S2

    Strom, Donald Arthur, S2

    Stromko, Joseph A., F2 WT

    Stryffeler, Virgil L., F2

    Stueckle, Robert L., S2

    Sturtevant, Elwyn L., RM2*

    Sudano, Angelo A., SSML3

    Suhf, Jerome Richards, S2

    Sullivan, James P., S2

    Sullivan, William D., PTR2

    Suter, Frank Edward, S1*

    Swanson, Robert H., MM2

    Swart, Robert L., LT (jg)

    Swindeli, Jerome H., P2

    Taggart, Thomas H., S1 RDM

    Talley, Dewell E., RM2

    Tawater, Charles H., F1*

    Teerlink, David S., CWO

    Telford, Arno J., RTS

    Terry, Robert Wayne, S1

    Thelen, Richard P., S2*

    Thielscher, Robert T., CRTP

    Thomas, Ivan Mervin, S1*

    Thompson, David A., EM3*

    Thorpe, Everett N., WT3

    Thurkettle, William C., S2*

    Tidwell, James F., S2

    Tisthammer, Bernard E., CGMA

    Toce, Nicole, S2

    Todd, Harold Crison, GMS

    Torretta, John Mario, F1*

    Tosh, Bill Hugh, RDM3

    Triemer, Ernst A., ENS

    Trotter, Arthur C., RM2

    Trudeau, Edmond A., LT

    True, Roger O., S2

    Truitt, Robert E., RM2

    Tryon, Frederick B., BUG2

    Tull, James Albert, S1 GM

    Turner, Charles M., S2*

    Turner, William C., MM2

    Turner, William H., Jr., ACMMA

    Twihle, Harlan M., ENS*

    Ulibarri, Antonio D., S2

    Ullmann, Paul L., LT (jg)

    Umenhoffer, Lyle E., S1*

    Underwood, Carey L., S1

    Underwood, Ralph E., S1 RDM*

    Van Meter, Joseph W., WT3*

    Wakefield, James N., S1 QM

    Walker, A. W., STM1

    Walker, Jack Edwin, RM2

    Walker, Verner B., F2*

    Wallace, Earl John, RDM3

    Wallace, John, RDM3

    Walters, Donald H., F1 EM

    Warren, William R., RT3

    Waters, Jack Lee, CYA

    Watson, Winston Harl, F2

    Wells, Charles O., S1 RDM*

    Wells, Gerald Lloyd, EM3

    Wennerholm, Wayne L., COX

    Wenzel, Ray G., RT3

    Whalen, Stuart D., GM2

    Whallon, Louis E., Jr., LT (jg)

    White, Earl Clarence, TC1

    White, Howard McKean, CWTP

    Whiting, George A., F2*

    Whitman, Robert T., LT

    Wilcox, Lindsey Zeh, WT2*

    Wileman, Roy Weldon, PHM3

    Willard, Merriman D., PHM2

    Williams, Billie Joe, MM2

    Williams, Magellan, STM1

    Williams, Robert L., WO

    Wilson, Frank, F2

    Wilson, Thomas B., S1

    Wisniewski, Stanley, F2*

    Wittmer, Milton R., EM2

    Witzig, Robert M., FC3*

    Wojciechowski, Maryian J.,

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