Rolla man recounts USS Indianapolis sinking during WWII

Sunday, June 10, 2007

ROLLA, Mo. -- Gerald Poor, 80, has piles of thank-you letters, some from people he does not even know. The letters are from people thanking him for his service with the Navy in World War II while he was aboard the USS Indianapolis.

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