Edgar Harrell was the last living U.S. Marine who was serving on the USS Indianapolis during World War II when it was torpedoed and sank.Harrell was stationed aboard the USS Indianapolis in 1945, guarding components of the atomic bomb it was carrying.
In one of the most notorious stories of the war, the ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank, leaving its crew fighting for their lives in shark-infested waters.
Of the crew of 1195 men, Harrell was one of only 316 to survive. He later returned to the U.S. and owned and operated the Pella Window Company in Rock Island, Illinois, for 35 years until his retirement in 1985.
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