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USS Johnston Torpedo Attack

United States · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1944Date range
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Chronological records

1944

Ernest E. Evans25 October 1944

Samar · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Evans takes USS Johnston into a torpedo attack against the Japanese Center Force and continues fighting until the destroyer is sunk.

Names involved

Ernest E. Evans

Provenance

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