Charles B. McVay III
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Charles Butler McVay III was an American naval officer and the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Indianapolis which was lost in action in 1945, resulting in a significant loss of life. Of all capt
McVay c. 1945
Mochitsura Hashimoto
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Mochitsura Hashimoto was a Japanese officer and a submarine commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was captain of the submarine I-58, which sank the American heavy cruiser USS
Charles B. McVay III
…court-martial for losing a ship sunk by an act of war, despite the fact that he was on a top secret mission maintaining radio silence. The testimony of Mochitsura Hashimoto, the Japanese commander who sank his ship, also seemed to exonerate him. After years of mental health problems, McVay died by suicide at 70 years old…
Mochitsura Hashimoto, as a lieutenant commander (c. 1943)
Japanese submarine I-58 in 1944
USS Indianapolis in 1945