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WWII Navy chaplain posthumously awarded Navy Cross for comforting fellow sailors in ‘shark infested waters’
Lt. Thomas Conway swam to sailors to provide them with comfort, prayer and to administer sacraments after two Japanese torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis.
By Diana Stancy
Congress awards its highest honor to WWII crew of USS Indianapolis
Congress has awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest honor, to surviving crew members of the USS Indianapolis, the ship that delivered key components of the first nuclear bomb and was later sunk by Japan during World War II.
Op-ed: Naming a future flattop after Doris Miller was right and just
Let's pay homage to a petty officer who represented our nation's values and aspirations.
By Capt. Lawrence Brennan (retired)
Would a shark attack victim be eligible for the Purple Heart?
During World War II, many U.S. ships were sunk due to enemy action and sailors entered the water uninjured. Until the sharks arrived.
By Barbara Salazar Torreon, Congressional Research Service