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Thread #53060 Message #815897
Posted By: kendall
01-Nov-02 - 08:51 AM
Thread Name: Reuben James - Sunk October 31, 1941
Subject: RE: BS: Reuben James
That raid on Tripoli was headed up by Commodore Edward Preble of Portland Maine. Although he was the man in charge, Decatur gets most of the credit.