Posted on Oct 30, 2023

Sinking the USS Reuben James

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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First U.S. Ship Sunk in WWII

Sinking the USS Reuben James

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LTC Trent Klug

Posted 6 mo ago

She and her crew did their duty as ordered. At least she went out fighting with her depth charges deployed.

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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. . . and Woody Guthrie turned out a pretty good song in their honor!

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CPT Lawrence Cable

Posted 6 mo ago

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

6 mo

Thanks for sharing that!

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

Posted 6 mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(DD-245)

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