Question:I just finished “Sink the Shigure” and thoroughly enjoyed it. My great uncle Capt. Pendleton was the skipper of the USS England DE-635 which sank six Japanese subs in 12 days, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross. (I think the XO sank the subs, Capt. Williamson) My wife and I attend their reunions […]
Month: May 2010
Comment from Harvey
Question:Sir: I enjoyed your book,’Sink the Shigure’ except for the point you made about the sinking of the Queen Elizabeth, and the Valiant, in 1941. They were in fact mined by an Italian midget submarine, but were repaired, and later saw service in Ceylon fighting the Japanese. I personally joined the Valiant in 1943, and […]