by Doug Stanton
p. 254 McVay had received the announcement: Washington Post, December 20, 1945, “Captain Takes It Calmly.”
Three months after the court martial: Service Record: McVay, Charles Butler.
CHAPTER TWELVE: BACK IN THE WORLD
Interviews: John Spinelli, Jack Miner, Mike Kuyrla, Ed Brown, Jack Cassidy, Harlan Twible, Robert Gause, Gus Kay, Dr. Lewis Haynes, Giles McCoy, Felton Outland, Gordon Linke, Jocelyn Linke, Scott Linke, Winthrop Smith Jr., Ed Stevens, Florence Regosia.
p. 259 After the court martial: Service Record: McVay, Charles Butler; Times-Picayune, November 9, 1968.
On the plane ride to Indianapolis: Indianapolis Times, July 30, 1960.
EPILOGUE
Interviews: Giles McCoy, Harlan Twible, Dr. Lewis Haynes, Michael Monroney.
p. 265 Twenty-eight years after: Summary of Report on the Court-Martial of Captain Charles B. McVay III, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Indianapolis. Dated: 18 June 1996; Report on the Court-Martial of Captain Charles B. McVay III, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Indianapolis. Prepared by Cdr. R. D. Scott, NJAG. Includes letters to The Honorable Andrew Jacobs Jr., United States House of Representatives. Signed: Steven S. Honigman. Dated: 14 November 1996.
The answer, explains Captain Bill Toti: Commander William J. Toti, U.S. Navy, “The Sinking of the Indy & Responsibility of Command,” Proceedings, October 1999.
p. 266 “We would’ve rode to hell”: Bill Van Daalen, videotaped interview with Bob Brundige, 1990.
The survivors’ efforts to clear: Naval History, July—August 1998, “Timeline to Justice,” Hunter Scott. On October 12, 2000: Conference Report to H. R. 4205, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2001.
p. 267 In response, the navy: Navy spokesperson, October 12, 2000.
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All of the following are from the New York Times:
“Cruiser Sunk, 1,196 Casualties; Took Atom Bomb Cargo to Guam,” August 15, 1945, p. 1.
“The Indianapolis,” August 17, 1945.
“Cruiser’s Sinking Laid to Submarine,” August 18, 1945, p. 4.
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“40 Years After the Birth of the Atomic Age” (byline: Lansing Lamont), July 14, 1985, Section 4, p. 27.
“Adrian Marks, 81, World War II Navy Pilot” (byline: Richard Goldstein), March 15, 1998.
Other articles from January 1, 1946; January 2, 1946; January 6, 1946; January 9, 1946.
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“Twist of Fate Made Gwinn a Hero,” San José Mercury
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All of the following are from the Sun Post News:
“Survivor Hopes to Clear His Captain,” May 29, 1998 (byline: Fred Swegles).
“Ex-Navy Crewman Describes His Surviving Shark-Infested Waters,” May 29, 1998 (byline: Fred Swegles).
“Admiral McVay Killed in Conn.,” Times-Picayune, November 9, 1968.
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All of the following are from the Washington Post:
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“McVay Court Martial: 850 Men Should Have Survived Indianapolis Blast, Says Officer,” December 5, 1945 (byline: Marshall Andrews), p. 1.
“Captain Takes It Calmly: McVay Held Guilty of Neglect but Acquitted of Inefficiency,” December 20, 1945 (byline: Marshall Andrews), p. 1.
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