#uss juneau

[lonestarbattleship]

"The five Sullivan Brothers aboard USS JUNEAU (CL-52), during her commissioning ceremonies at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. All were killed in action aboard the ship the following the November 13, 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Left to Right: Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison, and George Sullivan."

Photographed on February 14, 1942.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph: 208-PU-19500-1, NH 52362

[dayniac]

Doris on the USS Juneau … 1953

This USS Juneau was commissioned in 1946 and fought in the Korean War. Doris welcomed them home and spent the afternoon touring the ship and having dinner with the crew.

[starbase118]

Trovek: Mother… It's a good thing to do. I'll be helping people. I don't want to stay on Earth forever.

Sileah: Why do you want to stay there at all. It means Dirt for goodness sake. Who names a planet Dirt.

[onefootin1941]

"The Fighting Sullivans" - The Sullivan brothers - WWII sailors who serving together on the USS Juneau were all killed in action on it… | #C

"The Fighting Sullivans" - The Sullivan brothers - WWII sailors who serving together on the USS Juneau were all killed in action on its sink

https://amp.livescience.com/62084-uss-juneau-shipwreck-sullivan-brothers.html

WWII Shipwreck Where 5 Brothers Died 76 Years Ago Finally Found

During WWII, the sinking of the warship USS Juneau doomed five brothers who served on it.

[lex-for-lexington]

”USS Juneau (CL-52) ready for launching, at the Federal Shipbuilding Company yard, Kearny, New Jersey, 25 October 1941.”

(NHHC: 19-N-28147)

[dystopianutopia2030-blog]

July 2, 1950 - The only pure naval action in which an American warship was involved in during the Korean War was fought off Chumunkin, on the east coast, when four North Korean torpedo boats attacked the cruisers USS Juneau (CL-119) and HMS Jamaica and the frigate HMS Black Swan. Three of the torpedo boats were destroyed; none of the allied ships were hit.

[todaysdocument]

“The five Sullivan Brothers, all of whom were lost in the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau, November 13, 1942.”

Series: Photographs of Notable Personalities, 1942 - 1945. Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951

The five Sullivan brothers (Albert, Francis, George, Joseph, and Madison) served together as shipmates aboard the cruiser USS Juneau after requesting special permission from the Secretary of the Navy. The Juneau was sunk on November 13, 1942, off the island of Guadalcanal by Japanese submarine I-26. 

 "Five Sullivan Brothers - They Did Their Part" NAID 514265

[vintageoculus]

Sunken US Warship Found 76 Years After Infamous WWII Tragedy