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USS Kearny torpedoed in 1941...
USS Kearny torpedoed in 1941...
Item # 716303
October 17, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 17, 1941
* USS Kearny torpedoed by German U-boat
* 1st U.S. destroyer attacked during WWII
The front page has a nice headline: "NAVY OUT ON REVENGE HUNT" with subhead and photo of the warship including and statement: "NAZIS SHOT FIRST !"
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condition.
AI notes: On October 17, 1941, the USS Kearny (DD-432), a U.S. Navy destroyer, was torpedoed by German submarine U-568 while escorting a convoy near Iceland, despite the United States not yet being officially involved in World War II. The attack killed 11 American sailors and wounded 22 others, marking one of the first U.S. naval losses due to German action. Occurring during U.S. efforts to aid Britain under the Lend-Lease Act, the incident heightened tensions with Germany and was cited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as an act of war, further moving the U.S. toward full entry into the conflict.
Category: The 20th Century
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