George H.W. Bush: The Leadership Lessons

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis ( Part 1 Special Edition )

September 18, 2023 Randal Wallace Season 11
George H.W. Bush: The Leadership Lessons
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis ( Part 1 Special Edition )
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In this first episode in a two part special edition, we look back at one of the most horrifying stories of all of World War 2, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. This was the story made famous by a scene in the movie "JAWS" when the fictional Captain Quint relives his time in the water with Chief Brody and Matt Hooper.  It is used to explain the character's almost maniacal hunting of sharks.  That is totally understandable when you learn the real story from the survivors who lived through this nightmare.

We move you in this episode from finally finding the ship at the bottom of the Philippine Sea to looking at how our  selected survivors ended up on the ship, to the night it went down and left them stranded in the water for five nights and four days.  They were stranded in the deepest area of the Pacific Ocean infested with the most aggressive of deep water predators, As Captain Quint said,  " by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don’t know how many sharks there were, maybe a thousand. I don't know how many men, they averaged six an hour."

It is an extraordinary story , that captures in one tale the price our nation has often had to pay to be free.

Our Podcast wished to recognize the veterans whose oral history and interviews we used to tell this story, all but one are now deceased : Edgar Harrell, Art Leenerman, Don McCall, Earl Wiggins, San Gabriel, Adolfo Celaya, and Harold Bray, (Mr. Bray is the lone survivor that is still living as of this production. )
 

JAWS Credit :

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary

Jaws [Original Score] by John Williams released in 1975






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The Indianapolis scene from the movie "JAWS" featuring the music of John Williams and Captain Quint portrayed by Robert Shaw
Sinking in Shark infested waters World War 2 survivors recall Navy disaster - National Geographic
Music Intro
CBS This Morning report : Upclose look at sunken USS Indianapolis, missing since WW2
Musical intro " Adieu to you fair Spanish Ladies"
World War 2 Indianapolis survivor Mr. Thielan talks about his ordeal
Harold Bray speaks about his experiences as a survivor of the USS Indianapolis
94 year old the lone Marine survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking Strg Edgar Harrell tells his story
Uss Indianapolis survivor interview with Adolfo Celaya
News report interview with Adolfo Celaya
Harold Bray speaks about his experiences as a survivor of the USS Indianapolis
94 year old the lone Marine survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking Strg Edgar Harrell tells his story
Harold Bray speaks about his experiences as a survivor of the USS Indianapolis
Gripping true story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis New Day NW Edgar Harrell
Central Illinois World War 2 stories - USS Indianapolis Story with Earl Wiggins, Don McCall, and Art Leenerman
94 year old the lone Marine survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking Strg Edgar Harrell tells his story
News report interview with Adolfo Celaya
Harold Bray speaks about his experiences as a survivor of the USS Indianapolis
Uss Indianapolis survivor interview with Adolfo Celaya
Central Illinois World War 2 stories - USS Indianapolis Story with Earl Wiggins, Don McCall, and Art Leenerman
Closing music