Surviving USS Indianapolis | Full Presentation Ryan Dacko & Jim Belcher Jr.

Presentation from Hoosier Village Chapel 28 July 2026 Jim Belcher Jr. and the history of the USS Indianapolis, his father James Belcher Sr. surviving with a lifetime of healing.

Author Ryan Dacko and best-selling novel The Book of Quint: Can a Jaws prequel continue the USS Indianapolis dialogue and healing with future generations of families to those who survived and were lost at sea?

00:00 Survivor History

01:31 James Belcher Sr.

03:00 Half Japanese son of a survivor

07:32 16-foot Indy model history

11:04 Jaws impact on survivors

13:29 Earl Procai and the flag

14:33 Belcher Family history

18:58 Jaws helped to heal

21:23 Jaws Impact on Indianapolis Legacy

23:24 Ryan Dacko Introduction