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Rohna Memories II - Eyewitness to Tragedy (Paperback)
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Rohna Memories II - Eyewitness to Tragedy (Paperback)
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On November 26, 1943 the United States sustained its largest loss
of troops at sea. Over 2,000 U.S. servicemen were aboard the
British troop ship HMT Rohna in the Mediterranean on their way to
the China-Burma-India Theater of war. Traveling in a convoy, the
Rohna and 23 other ships were attacked by German bombers. After a
fierce fight that ended with no ships lost, a single bomber made a
final run. Armed with the latest technology (a rocket powered,
remote controlled Henschel HS-293 glide bomb), it set its sights on
the Rohna. Many men were killed instantly by the direct hit. Rescue
ships spent hours pulling survivors from the water. By the time the
losses were totaled, 1,015 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives.
After WWII, the U.S. War Department stated that of 4,453,061
American soldiers carried to Europe, only 1,094 or 0.024% were lost
at sea. Of these, 1,015 went down in the Rohna.
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