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15. My father talked about the Sammy B. He was in the Navy, stationed in the Philippines when

Sun Jun 26, 2022, 11:50 AM

Jun 2022

she sank. May all the lost souls from that horrific war Rest In Peace. Freedom isn't free.

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Explorers find WWII Navy destroyer, deepest wreck discovered [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2022 OP

I read a book about this battle last year krispos42 Jun 2022 #1

+1 Great minds (...) and all that. nt sl8 Jun 2022 #4

One of the best. n/t malthaussen Jun 2022 #13

Here is a youtube vid of one of the survivors... mitch96 Jun 2022 #17

reading it right now captain queeg Jun 2022 #28

Absolutely. Incredible story of duty and bravery. paleotn Jun 2022 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Jun 2022 #3

Not just that, they fought to give troop-laden transports... krispos42 Jun 2022 #19

Another book worth reading. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2022 #8

Excellent. Thank you. nt sl8 Jun 2022 #10

For perspective, that's as high as many airliners fly. JohnnyRingo Jun 2022 #9

Might need a cool movie made about it. nt Ilsa Jun 2022 #11

90 killed, 120 survivors. n/t malthaussen Jun 2022 #16

Minor correction: the previous deepest wreck is USS Johnston (DD-557)... malthaussen Jun 2022 #14

The Navy was so proud of this little DE they promoted her to destroyer... malthaussen Jun 2022 #18

May want to check your source on that. gladium et scutum Jun 2022 #22

My error, Roberts is DD 823. malthaussen Jun 2022 #23

Eternal glory to the brave sailors who gave their all Mysterian Jun 2022 #20

Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors is a great book. rsdsharp Jun 2022 #21

Would have been interesting if TF 34 had been in place. malthaussen Jun 2022 #24

You might enjoy this. hardluck Jun 2022 #26

yeah he is very good captain queeg Jun 2022 #29

Exactly the vid I was thinking of. malthaussen Jun 2022 #30