MERCHANT MARINE NAVAL RESCUE LOST IN ACTION BARI ITALY LAST FIRST SHIP DATE POSITION HOME AGE
Blevins, Francis Allen ,JOHN HARVEY 12/02/43 Utility Aberdeen MD 19
Bari - the Second Pearl Harbor
One of the most costly disasters of the war occurred in the Italian port of Bari, Dec. 2, 1943, during the invasion of Italy. A German air attack sank 17 Allied merchant ships with a loss of more than 1,000 lives. One of the five American ships destroyed that day was the SS John Harvey which carried a secret cargo of 100 tons of mustard gas bombs. When these exploded, hundreds of mariners, navy sailors and civilians were affected. Many died from the effects of the mustard gas.
Blevins, Francis Allen ,JOHN HARVEY 12/02/43 Utility Aberdeen MD 19
Bari - the Second Pearl Harbor
One of the most costly disasters of the war occurred in the Italian port of Bari, Dec. 2, 1943, during the invasion of Italy. A German air attack sank 17 Allied merchant ships with a loss of more than 1,000 lives. One of the five American ships destroyed that day was the SS John Harvey which carried a secret cargo of 100 tons of mustard gas bombs. When these exploded, hundreds of mariners, navy sailors and civilians were affected. Many died from the effects of the mustard gas.
MERCHANT MARINE NAVAL RESCUE LOST IN ACTION BARI ITALY LAST FIRST SHIP DATE POSITION HOME AGE
Blevins, Francis Allen ,JOHN HARVEY 12/02/43 Utility Aberdeen MD 19
Bari - the Second Pearl Harbor
One of the most costly disasters of the war occurred in the Italian port of Bari, Dec. 2, 1943, during the invasion of Italy. A German air attack sank 17 Allied merchant ships with a loss of more than 1,000 lives. One of the five American ships destroyed that day was the SS John Harvey which carried a secret cargo of 100 tons of mustard gas bombs. When these exploded, hundreds of mariners, navy sailors and civilians were affected. Many died from the effects of the mustard gas.
Blevins, Francis Allen ,JOHN HARVEY 12/02/43 Utility Aberdeen MD 19
Bari - the Second Pearl Harbor
One of the most costly disasters of the war occurred in the Italian port of Bari, Dec. 2, 1943, during the invasion of Italy. A German air attack sank 17 Allied merchant ships with a loss of more than 1,000 lives. One of the five American ships destroyed that day was the SS John Harvey which carried a secret cargo of 100 tons of mustard gas bombs. When these exploded, hundreds of mariners, navy sailors and civilians were affected. Many died from the effects of the mustard gas.
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