As a Marine corporal in WWII, Edgar Harrell's mission on the USS Indianapolis was to guard the secret crates holding the atomic bombs as they were delivered to a Pacific airbase. After delivery, the Indianapolis was sunk with only a few survivors found after 4 1/2 days. Mr. Harrell,  one of those men, talks with Wayne Shepherd.

As a Marine corporal in WWII, Edgar Harrell's mission on the USS Indianapolis was to guard the secret crates holding the atomic bombs as they were delivered to a Pacific airbase. After delivery, the Indianapolis was sunk with only a few survivors found after 4 1/2 days. Mr. Harrell, one of those men, talks with Wayne Shepherd.

First Person:  Edgar Harrell

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