The Long Blue Line Disrupted: USS Serpens (AK-97) and the Largest Loss of Life in US Coast Guard History

Campbell, Douglas E.; Breen, Robert G.

ISBN 10: 0359873057 / ISBN 13: 9780359873050

Verlag: Lulu.com, 2019

Paperback--signed by author--no flaws. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers SF241217060G125

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The story of USS Serpens (AK-97) is an important chapter in Coast Guard history - the most tragic loss of life in the more than 220 years of Coast Guard service to the United States. Contained within these pages is the official ship’s War Diary along with some 200 personal letters sent from Serpens’ crew to their friends and loved ones waiting for them to return home. On 29 January 1945, while sitting off Guadalcanal, Serpens exploded. Of the roughly 250 crew and Army stevedores on board at the time, only two Coastguardsmen survived. While this is the story of ship and crew, the final chapter still needs to be written – the awarding of the Purple Heart. It was awarded, the two who survived and several families of those killed received them, and then through misstep or miscommunication, the medal was rescinded. This is not acceptable.

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Titel: The Long Blue Line Disrupted: USS Serpens (...
Verlag: Lulu.com
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Einband: paperback
Zustand: As New