Captain Charles B. McVay III
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Captain Charles B. McVay III was a U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the USS Indianapolis during its 1945 sinking and for the controversial court-martial that followed.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Charles B. McVay III canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Defense Service Medal
NERFINISHED
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy and Marine Corps Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ World War II Victory Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by firearm ⓘ |
| charge |
failure to order abandon ship promptly
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hazarding his ship by failing to zigzag ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-07-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-11-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | McVay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father |
Charles B. McVay Jr.
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Charles B. McVay, Jr., admiral in the U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasCause | court-martial following sinking of USS Indianapolis ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military officer
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naval officer ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | III ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sinking of USS Indianapolis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being court-martialed for loss of USS Indianapolis
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being the only U.S. Navy ship captain court-martialed for losing a ship in combat in World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of USS Indianapolis ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Litchfield, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commanding officer of USS Indianapolis ⓘ |
| posthumousEvent | exoneration by act of U.S. Congress in 2000 ⓘ |
| posthumouslyHonoredBy |
President Bill Clinton
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United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1949 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Unknown (U.S. Navy officer service number not widely published) ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | USS Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. congressional exoneration efforts ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Indianapolis