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USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35 Sank 1945 Pacific by Japanese Submarine Indiana First Day
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USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35 Memorial naval first day cover with apostmark from Liberty, MO dated October 5, 2018.
Blue 1945 Mare Island ship photo printed on cachet #1138 by
Alvin Eckert USCS #9964 This brave ship was torpedoed in 1945
and 889 of the crew were lost in the South Pacific waves as presented
in the movie "Jaws". The cruiser had just completed the top secret,
high-speed mission, to deliver parts of an atomic bomb to Tinian Island.
See the ship's web pages for the details of her construction, service
record and tragic ending.
Cover franked with a 3 cent USN stamp on a 55 cent flag stamped
gummed envelope # U-700 (FDOI).
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