USS Indianapolis Memorial Bench
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The last couple years were quite the setback but, we are NOT giving up!
We are raising funds for a memorial bench to honor the men of the USS Indianapolis, to be placed at the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park in Clinton, Ohio, in time for Memorial Day 2019. Commissioned in 1932, the USS Indianapolis earned ten battle stars throughout the course of WWII. She had just delivered top secret cargo to Tinian Island on July 26, 1945: key components for "Little Boy", the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, while en route to Leyte Gulf, she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in less than 12 minutes. An estimated 300 men went down with the ship; the remaining 900 drifted in the Pacific for nearly five days. The survivors were discovered by accident on August 2, by a passing U.S. naval aircraft. Only 316 men survived. Her sinking led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. These beautiful polished black granite benches surround The Ohio Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Wall and will eventually line the walk way through-out the park. They are engraved with many designs from companies, families or groups who wish to honor our troops and veterans. Examples of the memorial benches can be found at imgur.com/a/aEvEg#0 The Ohio Veterans' Memorial Park, dedicated in May of 2009, is built entirely on private donations and is constructed of many monuments honoring our Heroes. Some of the memorials dedicated to preserving the memories of our Heroes include... The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall POW/MIA Reflecting Pond/Eternal Flame Cobra AH-1F Display Gold Star Mother's and Father's Statues Family of Heroes Hall M6o Patton Tank Display Any funds not used toward the USS Indianapolis memorial bench will be donated directly to the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park Ohio Veterans Memorial Park 8005 Cleveland-Massillon Rd Clinton, OH 44216 www.ovmp.org Thank you for your support, The family of USS Indianapolis survivor, Albert O. Morris, Jr.
We are raising funds for a memorial bench to honor the men of the USS Indianapolis, to be placed at the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park in Clinton, Ohio, in time for Memorial Day 2019. Commissioned in 1932, the USS Indianapolis earned ten battle stars throughout the course of WWII. She had just delivered top secret cargo to Tinian Island on July 26, 1945: key components for "Little Boy", the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, while en route to Leyte Gulf, she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in less than 12 minutes. An estimated 300 men went down with the ship; the remaining 900 drifted in the Pacific for nearly five days. The survivors were discovered by accident on August 2, by a passing U.S. naval aircraft. Only 316 men survived. Her sinking led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. These beautiful polished black granite benches surround The Ohio Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Wall and will eventually line the walk way through-out the park. They are engraved with many designs from companies, families or groups who wish to honor our troops and veterans. Examples of the memorial benches can be found at imgur.com/a/aEvEg#0 The Ohio Veterans' Memorial Park, dedicated in May of 2009, is built entirely on private donations and is constructed of many monuments honoring our Heroes. Some of the memorials dedicated to preserving the memories of our Heroes include... The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall POW/MIA Reflecting Pond/Eternal Flame Cobra AH-1F Display Gold Star Mother's and Father's Statues Family of Heroes Hall M6o Patton Tank Display Any funds not used toward the USS Indianapolis memorial bench will be donated directly to the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park Ohio Veterans Memorial Park 8005 Cleveland-Massillon Rd Clinton, OH 44216 www.ovmp.org Thank you for your support, The family of USS Indianapolis survivor, Albert O. Morris, Jr.
Co-organizers (2)
Jim Morris
Organizer
New Franklin, OH
Tiffany Morris
Co-organizer