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Iowa’s Sullivan Brothers Ship, the USS Juneau, Found

Click here: Wreckage from the USS Juneau (CL-52) was discovered on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Juneau was sunk by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Guadalcanal, ultimately killing 687 men including all five of the Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa. The ship was found resting on the floor of the South Pacific off the coast of the Solomon Islands.
The Sullivan brothers of Waterloo, Iowa, on board the USS Juneau, 14 February 1942 From left to right: Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison and George Sullivan
USS Juneau (CL-52), a Navy Cruiser, was sunk by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Guadalcanal, ultimately killing 687 men including all five of the Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa