Homeward Bound: The story of the USS Indiana
The following guest post is courtesy of Bethany Nolan, who typically blogs at Art at IU. Below, Bethany describes the creation of a special multimedia presentation on the history of the USS Indiana and its memorable voyage home to Indiana University Bloomington. With three uncles, a grandpa and cousin who’ve served or are serving in the U.S. […]
The voyage home
Long since stricken from the Naval Register, her parts scattered across Indiana and the nation, the USS Indiana, recipient of nine battle stars for her service during World War II, is finally coming home. As reported June 25, Indiana University has secured the original prow from the 35,000-ton South Dakota class battleship, which served in the […]
