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On Mon. 03 Aug 1942 Destroyer USS Tucker struck a friendly mine near E.....

1942-08-03

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Destroyer USS Tucker struck a friendly mine near Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides at 2145 hours; 6 were killed, 152 survived.

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