Remembering Richard Somers: naval martyrdom in the Tripolitan War.

From: The Historian | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Cray, Robert E., Jr. | Copyright information

ON 2 APRIL 1949, the USS Spokane, a modern naval cruiser, anchored off the historic Mediterranean port of Tripoli. A detachment of officers and men led by Rear Admiral R. H. Cruzen and Captain W. J. Marshall disembarked and were met by the American consul Orray Taft, Jr., and other assorted military, diplomatic, and government officials. A British army unit greeted them too, while a band of Scottish Camerons played martial music for their half-mile journey outside of town. Why the ...

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