The Brothers of Waterloo
– November 6, 2017Posted in: Editors Picks, Our People, Uncategorized
By Arif Patani, Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division
When it comes to the history of our Navy – or the history our nation for that matter – there are not too many families that have sacrificed more than the Sullivans. Shortly after the devastating Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, the family would send all 5 of their sons to sea to serve their country together. Not one of the sons – Albert, Francis, George, Joseph, or Madison – would return, following the sinking of their ship in the Pacific in November 1942.
Growing up in an era that saw both the first world war in Europe, as well as the crash of the stock market and following Great Depression here at home, life for the Sullivan brothers was anything but easy. But like many tough, hardworking Americans of the time, the brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, found ways to get by.
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