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FRI 17 OCT 1941War day 778Atlantic
The United States was still neutral. USS Kearny was already dropping depth charges on a convoy’s attackers.
On 17 October 1941, USS Kearny (DD-432) was drawn into the fight around Convoy SC 48, about 400 miles south of Iceland. The United States had not entered the war. Kearny had been serving on North Atlantic convoy duty, and she was among four American destroyers summoned to help after German U-boats attacked the convoy and overwhelmed its Canadian escorts. Lieutenant Commander Anthony L. Danis was in command.
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