65 The USS Indianapolis Tragedy and US Navy Coverup
We're going historical on you for the first time! We're covering the USS Indianapolis, which was the ship that delivered the components for the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima, during World War II. After making its delivery, it was torpedoed by a Japanese sub and sunk. The mission was so top secret, that nobody even knew the ship was missing.
Sailors were in the brutal pacific ocean, starving, being baked to death by the sun, and being dried out by the unforgiving salt water...And, eaten by sharks. It would be 5 days before they were rescued.
After the rescue, the US Navy was desperate to not have egg on their face, so the captain was court marshaled in a kangaroo court, and found guilty. This led to him being demonized and he ultimately committed suicide, leaving the crew members with another war to fight. Captain McVay had done nothing wrong, and he was given bogus intelligence as well. The crew members took on the government to clear Captain McVay's name.
If you don't know the story (Or even if you do) This episode is definitely one that you'll want to check out.
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