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12-6 and we get “McVay” in the cold

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⚓️ The Only Captain Court-Martialed for Losing His Ship in Combat: Charles McVay III After the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk in July 1945 — one of WWII’s worst naval disasters — her captain, Charles Butler McVay III, faced an unprecedented trial. In 1946, McVay became the only U.S. Navy captain in history court-martialed for the loss of a ship sunk by enemy action. He was charged with “hazarding his vessel” by failing to zigzag and (initially) delaying abandon ship orders. Acquitted on the second charge, he was convicted on the first and lost numbers in seniority — though the sentence was later remitted. The case was deeply controversial: • The Japanese sub commander, Capt. Mochitsura Hashimoto, testified that zigzagging would not have saved the ship under those conditions. • McVay had no specific submarine warnings and was sailing under radio silence on a secret mission. • Many saw him as a scapegoat for broader Navy failures in routing, intelligence, and search efforts. McVay survived the sinking and sharks but endured decades of guilt and hate mail. He died by suicide in 1968. Thanks to tireless survivors and a remarkable 11-year-old researcher named Hunter Scott (whose school project uncovered key evidence), Congress exonerated McVay in 2000. President Clinton signed the resolution, and the Navy formally cleared his record in 2001. A story of wartime tragedy, questionable justice, and eventual redemption. Captain McVay and his crew deserved better.

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