VOL 21. NO 3 The China Laker Business Name Special points of interest:  Presidential Timeline: Harry S. Truman  USS INDIANAPOLIS  Golf Tournament Registration USS INDIANAPOLIS 1 President’s Message 1 Public Relations Corner 5 Presidential Timeline 6 Board of Directors 7 Pledge 13 Donation Application 14 Inside this issue: The USS Indianapolis was sunk 70 years ago on 29 July 1945. One of the China Lake Museum’s docents, Lynn McIntire, had two relatives associated with it. Her father’s youngest brother, Harold M Butler, came to work at China Lake in 1944 with Cal Tech Laboratory. He worked on the Camel Project (Manhattan Project) A-Bomb. He continued working at China Lake for Cal Tech until the early 1950’s. Her mother’s youngest brother (David Jump) joined the Navy in 1944. He went to Officer’s School and graduated as ENS David A. Jump. His first major shipboard assignment was aboard the USS Indianapolis in July 1945. It carried the 70th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis 10 August 2015 President’s Message We are now re-focusing our efforts to move to Kern Regional Park adjacent to Maturango Museum since neither the Hospital Board nor our Board wanted to pursue our leasing the downstairs of the M a r r i o t t O f f i c e Building. The Hospital was concerned about us not being able to raise sufficient funds to move at the end of 5 years, and the cost of leasing from them would have been unsustainable. The limited 5 year maximum lease period was also problematic to our Board. Our role did help provide a good deal for the Hospital so it was a win for them. Our Board has decided to move forward with a priority to have an affordable presence as soon as possible in Ridgecrest. At no additional cost, our (con’t on page 7) A-Bomb to Tinian. The second torpedo hit the ship in the area where he was asleep; he did not survive. Two uncles, both involved with different aspects of the A-Bomb, were a part of the USS Indianapolis’ history. The following is the dramatic story of the USS Indianapolis, the last American ship to be sunk in WWII by the Japanese. This is a reprint from Parade Magazine by permission of the Managing Editor, Neil Pond. CLMF thanks Lynn for providing article. (con’t on page 2) , OCR Text: VOL 21. NO 3 The China Laker Business Name Special points of interest:  Presidential Timeline: Harry S. Truman  USS INDIANAPOLIS  Golf Tournament Registration USS INDIANAPOLIS 1 President’s Message 1 Public Relations Corner 5 Presidential Timeline 6 Board of Directors 7 Pledge 13 Donation Application 14 Inside this issue: The USS Indianapolis was sunk 70 years ago on 29 July 1945. One of the China Lake Museum’s docents, Lynn McIntire, had two relatives associated with it. Her father’s youngest brother, Harold M Butler, came to work at China Lake in 1944 with Cal Tech Laboratory. He worked on the Camel Project (Manhattan Project) A-Bomb. He continued working at China Lake for Cal Tech until the early 1950’s. Her mother’s youngest brother (David Jump) joined the Navy in 1944. He went to Officer’s School and graduated as ENS David A. Jump. His first major shipboard assignment was aboard the USS Indianapolis in July 1945. It carried the 70th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis 10 August 2015 President’s Message We are now re-focusing our efforts to move to Kern Regional Park adjacent to Maturango Museum since neither the Hospital Board nor our Board wanted to pursue our leasing the downstairs of the M a r r i o t t O f f i c e Building. The Hospital was concerned about us not being able to raise sufficient funds to move at the end of 5 years, and the cost of leasing from them would have been unsustainable. The limited 5 year maximum lease period was also problematic to our Board. Our role did help provide a good deal for the Hospital so it was a win for them. Our Board has decided to move forward with a priority to have an affordable presence as soon as possible in Ridgecrest. At no additional cost, our (con’t on page 7) A-Bomb to Tinian. The second torpedo hit the ship in the area where he was asleep; he did not survive. Two uncles, both involved with different aspects of the A-Bomb, were a part of the USS Indianapolis’ history. The following is the dramatic story of the USS Indianapolis, the last American ship to be sunk in WWII by the Japanese. This is a reprint from Parade Magazine by permission of the Managing Editor, Neil Pond. CLMF thanks Lynn for providing article. (con’t on page 2) , China Lake Museum,China Laker - Newsletter,China Laker 2010s,China Laker 2015,Newsletter Aug 2015.pdf,Newsletter Aug 2015.pdf Page 1, Newsletter Aug 2015.pdf Page 1