When the USS Cooper (DD-695) was hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Battle of Leyte, a famed PBY “Black Cat” was up to the task. December 3, 1944 – the Leyte Gulf is a hotspot for skirmishes between the U.S. and Imperial Japanese Navies. The USS Cooper (DD-695) joins a patrol along with the USS […]
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