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This is not a mistake. Many people don't realize that the US Navy
was actively escorting convoys to a transfer spot in the Atlantic,
where the British escorts took over quite awhile before the
Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor.

More information on the 'undeclared' war at sea can be found at:
<http://www.geocities.com/waratsea/usatlflt.htm>

Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com


On 30 Nov 00, at 15:14, Donald Pippin wrote:

> Lynn, Using NOrthern Light search engine I found two articles about
> the "U.S.S. Kearney"  being torpeded near Iceland by a u-boat in
> Oct. 1941 with 11 crewman being killed.
>
> Donald Pippin, Librarian
> Crystal City Sr. High School
> bagend48@netscape.net
> pippind@crystal.k12.mo.us
>
>
> mitchell_l1@popmail.firn.edu wrote:
> >
> > Dear LM_Netters:
> > We have a textbook that states "...the USS Kerney limped into port on October
> > 18, 1941..."  BUT the teacher is wondering if this is an error because WWII
> > didn't begin until December of 1941.  He is pretty complete when he researches
> > and rarely calls me...Any one have any information on the USS Kerney and when
> > it was hit and which battle?
> > TIA
> > lmLynette (Lynn.) Mitchell, Library Media Specialist
> > CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS

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