Golden Gate Wing Guest Speaker Archive

Presentation Date: March 25, 2010

Adolfo Harpo Celaya USN Sailor, WWII

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* Survivor of the sinking of the famous USS Indianapolis Cruiser, CA-35
* On board during bombardment of Iwo Jima; witnessed flag raising on Mt. Suribachi
* On board during bombardment of Okinawa; survived ships' direct hit by a kamikaze
* Sprinted from Mare Island, CA to Tinian to deliver the first atomic bomb--on Hiroshima
* Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-58 night of 29 - 30, 1945
* After WWII, finished high school and led his small-town team to the state basketball championship
* Released his book, HARPO, this year - available while at GGW

* Survivor of the sinking of the famous USS Indianapolis Cruiser, CA-35
* On board during bombardment of Iwo Jima; witnessed flag raising on Mt. Suribachi
* On board during bombardment of Okinawa; survived ships' direct hit by a kamikaze
* Sprinted from Mare Island, CA to Tinian to deliver the first atomic bomb--on Hiroshima
* Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-58 night of 29 - 30, 1945
* After WWII, finished high school and led his small-town team to the state basketball championship
* Released his book, HARPO, this year - available while at GGW