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To: FlingWingFlyer

There were five Sullivan brothers serving on board The USS Juneau.When she was sunk by the Japanese(battle for Guadalcanal),all five were lost.From then on,brothers weren’t allowed to serve together.The convention center in Waterloo,Iowa is named”The Sullivan Center”.


25 posted on 05/25/2013 8:21:44 AM PDT by bandleader
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To: bandleader
When she was sunk by the Japanese (battle for Guadalcanal), all five were lost.
Not quite. George survived the explosion and sinking, but later drowned or was eaten by a shark as he was swimming alongside a raft.
42 posted on 05/25/2013 10:23:24 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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