We Remember | 80th Anniversary Reunion | July 27 2025

USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Name: USS Indianapolis
Address: US

Legacy Organization

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One Living Survivor

Harold Bray is the last living survivor of USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Click Here to read more about his story and the current effort to erect a statue in his hometown that will honor Harold and his shipmates from the final sailing crew.

Harold John Bray, Jr., Seaman 2C

80th Anniversary Reunion

July 27, 2025

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For the Full Story of USS Indianapolis & Additional Resources, Head over to the Official Site Here

Family of lost at sea Winston Cooper Mitchell, S1, Great-granddaughters Tess Teeters, Rachel Heck, granddaughter Sheila Heck, son Robert W. Mitchell and family member Karen Mitchell

Lee Roy Pitts, Ph.D. brother of Albert Rice, STM1, Lost at Sea July 30, 1945.

Heroes in the Shadows authors Jane Gwinn Goodall, Jeanette Pitts, M.D., Ernestine Peete, Arlene Taylor, Janice Alston (not pictured Jacqueline Dugan).

Ryan Haas, great nephew, and Julie Rutherford Haas, niece of Robert Arnold Rutherford, RM2 lost at sea July 30, 1945.

Honorary Survivors Sara Vladic, Lynn Vincent, Marilyn Henry, and Melanie Capacia Johnson

Family of Elvin C. Malone, S1, lost at sea with Earl Henry, Jr. Grandson, KeithPhillips, is 2nd from left.

Atsuko Iida, granddaughter of I-58 Commander Hashimoto with family members and Desmond Doss, Jr.

Michael Friend Emery, nephew and namesake of William Friend Emery, S1 lost at sea July 30, 1945

Charles and Richard Parrish, nephews of Charles Barry, Lt.(jg), lost at sea July 30, 1945, receiving flag certificate from Stewart Goodwin, Brig. Gen., USAF (Ret) with Michael Emery observing.

Earl Henry, Jr. and Edgar Harrell, USMC, accepting Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the lost at sea and survivors of the July 30, 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis CA-35. Earl’s father, Lt. Commander, ships’ dentist, died in the sinking.

Jan Dillard, niece, and Patricia Ott Soriero, sister of Theodore Gene Ott, Y1, lost at sea in the sinking July 30, 1945.

Elko Perchyshyn, nephew of Earl P. Procai killed in the Kamikaze attack, March 31, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. Standing right is Michael Emery, nephew and namesake of William Friend Emery, S1, killed in sinking July 30, 1945.

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We Remember | 80th Anniversary Reunion | July 27 2025

USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Legacy Organization

One Living Survivor

For the Full Story of USS Indianapolis & Additional Resources, Head over to the Official Site Here

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