Thanks to Paul Allen and the crew of the RV Petrel for finally giving closure to the families of the crew-
One of the worst miscarriages of justice in Naval history-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_B._McVay_III
R.I.P. Captain McVay
CrusaderRabbit
FOR LIBERTY
“Oh, better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave…”
And Adm King, of course, suffered no consequences for his bastardry.
King was certainly less honorable than Hashimoto-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochitsura_Hashimoto
When my father joined the Navy he bought his life insurance policy from McVay.
A by all accounts fine officer reduced to selling insurance to enlistees.