As a footnote: I once read a book on the Doolittle Raid in which the author commented that James Doolittle’s family name was somewhat ironic because, on the contrary to “doing little,” the man was actually a powerhouse with a long list of accomplishments in various aviation-related fields, both theoretical and applied. He was, among other things, a test pilot and an aeronautical engineer, a record-setter and a prize winner, with many of these accomplishments pre-dating the outbreak of WWII in 1939 (at which time he was a reserve officer in the Air Corps, having resigned his regular commission in 1930; he returned to active duty in the Air Corps in 1940). WWII added more items to his C.V., the Doolittle Raid being the most famous example but by no means the only one.
November 15, 1943 The Sullivan Brothers pass away
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On November 15, 1942 the damaged light cruiser Juneau was struck by a torpedo from I-26. The ship was hit near the magazine blowing up the ship. On board was five brothers who were all lost.
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That was tragic for the family who survived. I thought things like that changed after WW1. Maybe that was only in the Army. Thank you Worsham.
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@wittmann:
That was tragic for the family who survived. I thought things like that changed after WW1. Maybe that was only in the Army. Thank you Worsham.
I believe this incident put a change in policy into place.
I also believe that in many towns entire male populations were killed off causing the military in the US to “scatter” assignments and deployments to remedy cases like this.
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Thank you Toblerone. I mentioned it, as I was sure the British Army did something like that after WW1 and the horrific losses small villages suffered if a battle went badly. I know you can see memorials in little villages and the long lists make sad reading, without a list of names with the same surname.