Episode 21: Dick Thelen - USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Survivor
Jul 30, 2021•37 min•Ep. 21
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Episode description
On the 76th Anniversary of the sinking, Derek sits down to a historic interview with Dick Thelen, survivor of USS Indianapolis, torpedoed and sank after delivering the Atomic Bomb to Tinian in the closing weeks of World War 2. 1100 men were adrift for 4 days and nights with no hope of rescue, having to survive exposure, salt water poisoning, drowning and the worst known case of shark attacks in recorded history. In the end 316 men survived the ordeal. This a story of the enduring human spirit to never give up no matter the odds.
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