October 31, 1941 – This Day During World War ll – Destroyer Reuben James (DD-245) is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-552 — U S Military History

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

October 31, 1941 – Destroyer Reuben James (DD-245), while escorting 42-ship convoy HX 156, is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-552 off western Iceland; 115 men are killed USS Reuben James (DD-245)—a post-World War I, four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World […]

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