Kamis, 16 Februari 2017

Saved From the Depths: Conversation with William Cambers

BILL CHAMBERS SPENT THE war in the Merchant Marine, arguably the least appreciated of the American wartime services: it offered no military benefits and suffered the highest death rate. On his maiden voyage, Chambers reached Pearl Harbor only days after the Japanese attack; on his next trip, three ships that he was on sank. But …

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