Body of an American victim being carried away on a stretcher covered by flag. Source: Library of Congress, no rights reserved. The Hour of Tragedy “The hour of two had struck and most of the first cabin passengers were just finishing luncheon. Suddenly at an estimated distance of about 1,000 yards from the ship there…
Strewn along the shore of Guadacanal island, the wreckage of these ships of the Son of Heaven’s proud fleet lie sodden and sagging, as though cast up on a titanic storm. No surge of primeval wave or bolt of lightening could be more effective than the man-made thunderbolt that wreaked this havoc – the bombs…
Ships sunk by the noted German raider U-9, commanded by Capt. Weddingen, with inset photo of Capt. Lt. Otto Eduard Weddingen, 1880-1915. Published 1914 Dec. 4.
Remembering the USS Grunion (SS-216). The last radio transmission from the submarine was received on 30 July 1942. “Decades later, greatly assisted by information gathered by Abele’s sons Brad, Bruce, and John, during a four-year investigation into the loss of their father’s boat, in 2007 Project Lost 52, led by explorer Tim Taylor located the…