Memorial to 84 WWII U.S. Sailors Lost Aboard USS Bullhead Unveiled in Australia

USS Bullhead in World War II. US Navy Photo

A memorial to the 84 officers and crew of the last U.S. Navy ship lost in World War II, USS Bullhead (SS-332), was recently unveiled in Fremantle, Western Australia, a vital homeport to American, British and Dutch submarines in the Pacific theater.

The memorial, located outside the Western Australian Maritime Museum, was dedicated Aug. 6., the 76th anniversary of the submarine’s sinking by Japanese aircraft in the Java Sea, off the coast of Bali near...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/11/memorial-to-84-wwii-u-s-sailors-lost-aboard-uss-bullhead-unveiled-in-australia

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