30 Things to Do In Indy For Superbowl #12: USS Indianapolis Memorial

30 Things to Do In Indy For Superbowl #12: USS Indianapolis Memorial.

Almost hidden away at the north end of the White River Canal Walk is the memorial to the men who served - and died - on the USS Indianapolis. Yes, THAT Indianapolis.  The one Quint recalls in the famous scene in Jaws. 

 The sacrifice of those men made the Superbowl possible.  So take a few minutes out to remember and honor their sacrifice -- and the sacrifice of all who served.
  
After delivering the atomic bomb to island of Tinian,  the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sank in minutes. The mission was so secret that no distress signals were sent. Of the 1100 crewmen, 880 men perished, most in the water, many to shark attacks.

Captain McVey became the scapegoat - the only commander of a ship sunk in WWII to be court marshaled for his purported failure to take evasive action -- "Failure to Zig Zag".