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How the US Merchant Marine Saved Hawaii in December 1941 | Veteran's Day 2025 Episode (Patreon)

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2025-11-11 20:37:39
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In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the role of the US merchant marine in the Pacific following the attack on Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

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DANA A. NICHOLS

Well done sir! Great history anecdotes in a class briefing for Veteran's day -- absolutely, Merchant Mariners deserve more, respectful mention and focus in popular histories than they currently receive. You just rang bells with me, with specific sinking events that I have yet to study. In September 1942, the IJN I-25 (these boats were immense, some eventually rigged with hangar space for five fold-up seaplanes), surfaced to assemble and launch its seaplane off the Oregon coast. Pilot Nobuo Fujita and his co-pilot dropped two incendiary bombs in the deep forest -- the intent being to start a raging forest fire; damp conditions and firefighters contained it without the result that the Japanese had hoped-for. I-52 went on to bombard (deck gun) sites along the Oregon coast, as well.

DANA A. NICHOLS
>>193360715

Typo: Not "I-52 went on to bombard...," but I-25. Fujita, who had initially proffered the firebombing plan to IJN staff, was intent to press their attacks and gain as much shock effect on mainland USA as possible; however, if I recall my reading his book, decades ago, the IJN staff called them off, to contain their sub-launched aircraft technology from possible loss. Brookings, OR, was one of the targets, and a quick glance just showed a lot of further histories.

Jim Allen

My wife (and daughter’s) middle name is Lurline. Her grandmothers name was Lurline. It’s just such an uncommon name.. I imagine it was popular in its day like Mildred or Madeline. My in-laws have a framed painting of the S.S. Lurline hanging on their wall. Never really knew much about her history other than she was an ocean liner. Thank you for filling in some details.