Just an Interesting peice of information i wanted to share, The Building which houses the Swimming Pool to Qualify all the Navys new Sailors in Water Survival is Named after the USS Indianapolis. It has a small display with a model of the Indy on it's Quarterdeck, along with Pictures and stories. Ofcourse the recruits arent aloud to "sky-lark" in this area, heh. When I saw it I did my best to look at it without getting caught.
tbalunis said
Jan 20, 2009
Thank you for serving our country. I recently wrote a book on a man in my home town of Wanaque, NJ who rescued many of the USS Indianapolis survivors. His name is William Van Wilpe and he was a Gunner's Mate on the USS Bassett in 1945. I heard that many serviceman order E-Books that are downloadable on their laptops. My book in e-book format is only $5.00 Check it out. I think you will enjoy it. The website to order it is: http://outskirtspress.com/TomBalunis
Mr. Van Wilpe is a real hero and I think you will find his story fascinating. I actually helped him get his medal in 2005 - The US Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism. Keep up the good work sailor! Tom Balunis
Just an Interesting peice of information i wanted to share, The Building which houses the Swimming Pool to Qualify all the Navys new Sailors in Water Survival is Named after the USS Indianapolis. It has a small display with a model of the Indy on it's Quarterdeck, along with Pictures and stories. Ofcourse the recruits arent aloud to "sky-lark" in this area, heh. When I saw it I did my best to look at it without getting caught.
http://outskirtspress.com/TomBalunis
Mr. Van Wilpe is a real hero and I think you will find his story fascinating. I actually helped him get his medal in 2005 - The US Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism. Keep up the good work sailor! Tom Balunis