For decades Benicians have held Harold Bray — the last USS Indianapolis survivor — in high regard. The location of his statue, however, is another story. Bray was celebrated and honored for his ...

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 ...