In September 1942, Convoy ON 127 entered the dreaded Mid-Atlantic Gap—an exposed stretch of ocean beyond air support, where U-boats roamed freely. On the night of September 10, the convoy was ambushed ...
Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The disaster also created one of World War II’s most enduring symbols of valor, ...