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November 18, 1941
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Censored letters from U.S. Navy sailors reveal details of ship sinkings, including Reuben James, and submarine captures during Atlantic convoy duty in WWII, as disclosed by Powell of the Shreveport.
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SAILORS NOT TO WRITE OF SUB SINKINGS
Letters from Navy Men Indicate U. S. Ships Sinking, Capturing
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Powell of the Shreveport, who disclosed its contents. Young Jacobee, operator of an underwater sound-detection device, wrote that he was aboard a United States destroyer on convoy duty, and that:
"Coming back with our last convoy, the Reuben James and the Salinas (an oil tanker) were sunk just behind us and the Kearny just ahead." (The Salinas and Kearny, while torpedoed, were able to make port. Apparently Jacobee thought they had been lost.)
After the convoy on which the Reuben James was lost reached its destination, Jacobee wrote. his ship stayed in port only one hour when "we were called out at full speed to help some of the ships that were being attacked."
"After we got to them we were attacked for ten hours straight until 3 o'clock in the morning.
"Believe me, we left some subs on the bottom-number undetermined."
At the end of the letter, young Jacobee said: "We captured two subs."
"Whether the people know it or not, we're at war," young Jacobee's letter began.
Letters from Navy Men Indicate U. S. Ships Sinking, Capturing
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Powell of the Shreveport, who disclosed its contents. Young Jacobee, operator of an underwater sound-detection device, wrote that he was aboard a United States destroyer on convoy duty, and that:
"Coming back with our last convoy, the Reuben James and the Salinas (an oil tanker) were sunk just behind us and the Kearny just ahead." (The Salinas and Kearny, while torpedoed, were able to make port. Apparently Jacobee thought they had been lost.)
After the convoy on which the Reuben James was lost reached its destination, Jacobee wrote. his ship stayed in port only one hour when "we were called out at full speed to help some of the ships that were being attacked."
"After we got to them we were attacked for ten hours straight until 3 o'clock in the morning.
"Believe me, we left some subs on the bottom-number undetermined."
At the end of the letter, young Jacobee said: "We captured two subs."
"Whether the people know it or not, we're at war," young Jacobee's letter began.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Action
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Submarine Sinkings
U.S. Destroyers
Convoy Duty
Reuben James
Captured Submarines
Naval Attacks
What entities or persons were involved?
Powell
Young Jacobee
Where did it happen?
At Sea On Convoy Duty
Story Details
Key Persons
Powell
Young Jacobee
Location
At Sea On Convoy Duty
Story Details
Letters from U.S. Navy sailors, including one from Young Jacobee on a destroyer, describe the sinking of the Reuben James and attacks on other ships like Salinas and Kearny during convoy duty, followed by a ten-hour battle where they sank undetermined submarines and captured two subs, indicating the U.S. is at war despite official stance.