Despite the largest loss of life sustained by one family in the U.S. Navy's history, Alleta and Thomas were determined to ...

George, Frank, Joe, Matt, and Al Sullivan were assigned to the light cruiser the USS Juneau, which participated in naval engagements during the months-long Guadalcanal Campaign beginning in August ...

New York: Pocket Books, 1994. Pp. 339. Illus., append., biblio., notes, index. $6.99. ISBN:0-671-74874-2 The sinking of the USS Juneau was one of the most tragic events in World War II, leading to one ...

Named after the five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa who died together aboard USS Juneau CL-52 in November 1942, USS The Sullivans was the only ship in the Navy to be named after more than one person.