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Deep Sea Sailorman and the Crash Dive Heroics
In 1917 aboard the U S S L 14 a drunken Marian Jones confronts Lieutenant Roger Baxter in a officers club. A destroyer pursuit forces a crash dive as depth charges blow hellish holes in the submarine and Jones learns true courage from Baxter and the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Roger Baxter
Baxter
Queenstown
Marian Jones
Naval Reserve
Long Island
Roger
Admiral Sims
Irish Sea
Jones
Mahan Jones
Petrolle
Mahan
Goodby
Maran Jones
Bluejacket
Bill Durgin