My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
The USS Texas and Arkansas Duel With German Guns at Cherbourg
A few weeks after D-Day, the USS Texas and USS Arkansas dueled with German guns at Cherbourg. The Texas was hit twice in this engagement.
One round caused a casualty and many other injuries near the bridge and one that was likely to skip off the water went through the hull, landed in an officer's room and did not explode. That shell is on display on the Texas.
A photograph accompanies the blog thread.
--GreGen
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