The truth about the USS Eagle 56
Author sets WWII record straight on East Coast sinking of Naval ship
Weymouth author Stephen Puleo discovered the story that became his second book at a ceremony four years ago on the USS Salem, in Quincy. Purple Hearts were being awarded to sailors who had gone down with their ship over half a century before. At that ceremony, he met military historian Paul Lawton of Brockton, who had researched the loss of ... (Full article: 873 words)
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