The Spanish Peaks can be seen for many miles and have been used for for hundreds of years as a landmark by those passing through the area. The Ute and Comanche Indians called the mountains Wahatoya which means Breasts of the Earth or Breasts of the World.
A third was destroyed on the deck of the carrier USS Forrestal when a missile fired accidentally from another plane hit either the plane next to McCain's or, less likely, his own aircraft, triggering a disastrous fire that killed 134 sailors and nearly killed McCain.
USS Indianapolis sinking, shark attacks recalled by survivor's brother. COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI -- Charles Smeltzer was an 18-year-old from Comstock in 1945 when he survived the worst U.S. Naval disaster and the worst shark attack in history. The horrifying series of events started 70 years ago today, July 30, 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese in the final days of World War II.