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In the vast, frigid waters of the North Atlantic, a cataclysm unfolded quietly before the United States' official entry into the Second World War.On October 31, 1941, near Iceland, the USS Reuben James (DD-245), an American Naval destroyer, was tragically destroyed by a German U-boat, U-552, marking the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by enemy…
In the vast, frigid waters of the North Atlantic, a cataclysm unfolded quietly before the United States' official entry into the Second World War.On October 31, 1941, near Iceland, the USS Reuben James (DD-245), an American Naval destroyer, was tragically destroyed by a German U-boat, U-552, marking the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by enemy…
Though it was only open for less than 20 years, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Biloxi played a pivotal yet often overlooked role in saving lives and defending the Mississippi Coast during World War II.
The crew protected shrimp boats and came to the rescue during World War II, but little remember or have ever heard this important piece of Gulf Coast history.
Though it was only open for less than 20 years, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Biloxi played a pivotal yet often overlooked role in saving lives and defending the Mississippi Coast during World War II.