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Greer
Greer, US destroyer which was attacked by a U-boat 200 km. (125 mi.) south-west of Iceland on 4 September 1941. She was not damaged, but Roosevelt called the attack ‘piracy’ and warned that if any German or Italian warships entered waters being protected by the US Navy they did so at their own risk. This ended the US Navy's predicament of trying to protect large stretches of water during the battle of the Atlantic without having the authority to shoot, and from that time Germany and the US were opponents in a de facto war there.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Greer." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Greer." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Greer.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Greer." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Greer.html |
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Greer
Greer ♀ Transferred use of the Scottish surname, which originated in the Middle Ages from a contracted form of Gregor. It has become known as a girl's name in the English-speaking world through the fame of the actress Greer Garson (1908–96), whose mother's maiden name it was.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Greer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Greer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Greer.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Greer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Greer.html |
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Greer
Greer town (1990 pop. 10,322), Greenville and Spartanburg counties, NW S.C., in a farm region noted for its peaches. Textiles, foods, and automobiles are produced. |
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"Greer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Greer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Greer.html "Greer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Greer.html |
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Greer
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"Greer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Greer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Greer.html "Greer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Greer.html |
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