November 13

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RED BALL EXPRESS TO CEASE CONVOY OPERATIONS
ByNorm Haskett November 13, 2025 Reading Time: 10 minutes

Utah Beach, Liberated France • November 13, 1944 On this date in 1944 Utah Beach ceased operations as an offloading site for men and supplies intended for Allied armies chasing eastward-fleeing Germans across France. Utah Beach was 1 of 5 Normandy invasion beaches where Allied men at arms and military equipment came ashore to liberate German-occupied…

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FIVE SULLIVAN BROTHERS LOST WITH CRUISER
ByNorm Haskett November 13, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Off Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific • November 13, 1942 Commissioned on February 14, 1942, the light antiaircraft cruiser USS Juneau (CL‑52), named after the capital city of Alaska, first saw service in the Caribbean, where it performed blockade patrol in early May off Martinique and Guadeloupe Islands to prevent the escape of Vichy French…

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