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USS Atik (Lieutenant Commander Harry Lynnwood Hicks), was originally a merchantman named SS Carolyn which was converted to a Q-ship after America's entry into World War II. Atik displaced 6,610 tons with a crew of 141 men and an armament of four 4 in (100 mm) naval guns, eight machine guns and six K-guns.
German submarine U-123 sank the American Q-ship USS Atik. German submarine U-587 was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by British warships. Joe Louis knocked out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to retain the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. [41] Born: John Sulston, biologist, in Cambridge, England (d. 2018);
The steel-hulled, single-screw steamer Carolyn was laid down on 15 March 1912 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, for the A. H. Bull Steamship Lines; launched on 3 July 1912, sponsored by Ms. Carolyn Bull (for whom the ship was probably named), a granddaughter of the shipping firm's owner, Archibald Hilton Bull (1847–1920), and delivered on 20 ...
It is the only confirmed instance of one U.S. submarine firing at another during World War II. [ 192 ] 28 May – A PV-1 Ventura of U.S. Navy Bombing Squadron 148 (VB-148) damaged the submarine USS Permit (SS-178) with a depth charge in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of 06°45′N 151°52′E / 6.750°N 151.867°E / 6.750; 151
North Korea {Cold War} 1959: 1968–69; 1976; 1984 killed 41; Wounded 5; 82 captured/released. [100] USS Liberty incident 1967 killed 34; Wounded 173 by Israeli armed forces; Vietnam War prior to 1964-US Casualties were Laos – 2 killed in 1954; and Vietnam 1946–1954 – 2 killed see; [101] f. ^ Iraq War. See also Casualties of the Iraq War ...
In addition to the American service members, 168 Afghans were killed in the bombing as they tried to get on board evacuation flights out of the war-torn country.
SS Evelyn and Carolyn, identical cargo vessels that became USS Asterion (AK-100) and USS Atik (AK-101) respectively (these hull numbers were actually duplicates of the USS Lynx and the USS Lyra respectively), the tanker SS Gulf Dawn, which became USS Big Horn (AO-45), and; the schooner Irene Myrtle, which became USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93).
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...