Seventy-nine years ago, Harold Bray was one of 900 people who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis — only to fight sharks, starvation, and the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean for five days.

There is a statue of Harold Bray on the corner of Military and First streets in Benicia. The 7-foot-tall statue — created by Matt Glenn — shows smiling Bray as a teenager in his U.S. Navy uniform. “I ...

Longtime Benician Harold Bray, a humble man, claims he is no hero. Benicians — and well, many Americans — beg to differ. They think he’s as good as gold. Well, maybe closer to bronze. With the passing ...

A local World War II veteran is telling his incredible story of survival. This past month was the 74th anniversary of one of the worst disasters in U.S. Navy history — the sinking of the USS ...

(KRON) — A 92-year-old Bay Area veteran will have a bronze statue in his likeness unveiled tomorrow in Benicia to honor his service during World War II. Harold Bray, a retired Benicia police officer, ...

INDIANAPOLIS–Only 14 people who survived the sinking on the U.S.S. Indianapolis are still alive. Six of those survivors are expected in Indianapolis this week to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A night of terror that stretched into five days of horror. More than 800 people died after the USS Indianapolis was attacked July 30, 1945 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — July 29 marked 80 years since the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. It was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in minutes in shark-infested waters. Of the 1,196 men on board, only ...

FREDERICKSBURG — The sinking of the USS Indianapolis by two torpedoes launched from an Imperial Japanese navy submarine in the waning days of World War II was the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval ...