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Loss of Liscome Bay Sinks After Submarine Torpedo
Navy reporters recount the sinking of the Liscome Bay on the eve of Thanksgiving 1943 after a Japanese submarine torpedo strike. The carrier, on its first battle assignment near Makin in the Gilberts, sank in darkness with 260 saved from a crew of nearly 2,000. Obituary details follow for Obert Joseph Chartiers Vic Charters, a six-year Navy veteran.
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Liscome Bay
Makin
Gilberts
Obert Joseph Chartiers
Vic
Navy
San Diego
Comdr. W. W