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Final 8 sailors identified from 1945 USS Indianapolis sinking

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Final 8 sailors identified from 1945 USS Indianapolis sinking
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Eighty-one years after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the last eight men whose fates remained unclear on that catastrophic evening have been identified.



Yet, there is a tragic twist to the historic confirmation. According to the USS Indianapolis Legacy Organization, those men had been recovered and identified through fingerprints decades ago, but “no documentation has been found confirming their families were ever notified,” according to the organization’s recent release.



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