The Forgotten Prelude to U.S. WWII Entry: The Sinking of USS Reuben James by a German U-Boat

In the vast, frigid waters of the North Atlantic, a cataclysm unfolded quietly before the United States' official entry into the Second World War.On October 31, 1941, near Iceland, the USS Reuben James (DD-245), an American Naval destroyer, was tragically destroyed by a German U-boat, U-552, marking the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by enemy…

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