1-2 NOVEMBER 1944 USS BORIE vs. U-405 (cont.) With the two combatants stuck fast and grinding together in the 20-foot swell, the tenor of the battle shifted to that more common in the age of sail. Sailors from each side began Read More
1-2 NOVEMBER 1944 USS BORIE vs. U-405 One of the most effective defenses against German U-boats of WWII was the escort carrier hunter-killer group. These teamed destroyers with small deck aircraft carriers, whose F4F Wildcats and sundry other aircraft could Read More
27 DECEMBER 1917 USS SANTEE Even before the United States entered WWI, our Navy was assisting the British in combating Kaiser Wilhelm II’s U-boats. This effort intensified after US entry in June 1917. At the time, targets for the U-boats were Read More
13-17 MAY 1944 PERSISTENCE… At 1400 on 13 May 1944, CDR George C. Wright of DESRON 21 was ordered to take USS GLEAVES (DD-423), NIELDS (DD-616) and MACOMB (DD-458) out of Oran, Algeria, to search for a submarine that had torpedoed Read More