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World War Two Veteran and USS Indianapolis Survivor Recalls His Ship Sinking
Published 3 years ago
Edgar Harrell of the United States Marine Corps retells his harrowing story of survival after his ship, the USS Indianapolis, was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
What you're about to hear is a real war story. Edgar Harrel was a United States Marine aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Pacific Ocean. The story he tells here is the story of what happened during and after his ship was sunk. He recalls the four days they spent in the ocean fending off shark attacks and starvation. If there was ever time you would expect someone to lose the will to live, it would be in this situation right here. Fortunately for us. Mr. Harrel's story was captured on film.
This interview was put together by the YouTube channel Memoirs of WWII. We have embedded their video on our website here, so what you're watching is actually from their YouTube channel directly. If you would like to head over to their channel, where they have dozens of other interviews from service members who served during World War Two, you can do so by clicking the YouTube button inside of the video player. Make sure you go check them out.
