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Thread #101968 Message #2062294
Posted By: kendall
28-May-07 - 07:20 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Sinking of the Lusitania
Subject: RE: BS: The Sinking of the Lusitania
When the Germans torpedoed the destroyer "Reuben James" on October 30, 1940, the Germans apologized. The song said..500 men went down..but it was nearer 100. No destroyer ever had that many crew members.