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| USS Johnson from the Battle of Samar (1944) has been found |
| 2021-04-02 |
| More at the link from the announcement of the US Naval Institute: |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #7 Knew an Okie farmer, a friend's father, that was a 20mm gunner on of of the DDEs in the battle. You know it's not your day when, as he told it, the gun captain told him "Guns, it's been nice knowing you!" Past away a few years ago... |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-04-02 11:15 |
| #6 Best account out there. badanov, bet that was exciting. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-04-02 11:00 |
| #5 I recommend "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" by James D. Hornfischer if you want a blow by blow account. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-04-02 08:57 |
| #4 See Hornfischer, "Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors" |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2021-04-02 08:53 |
| #3 My father served aboard the USS Kitkin Bay. |
| Posted by: badanov 2021-04-02 07:39 |
| #2 Hollweird will never make a movie that can do justice to these men. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-04-02 07:14 |
| #1 Appropriate that it appears to be upright. Such a ship should always stand proud for what its crew did. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-04-02 07:08 |