Escort for the Troops - USS New York by Anthony Saunders (GS) SPC24 Their temporary halt was interrupted

Their temporary halt was interrupted during the early morning cavalry patrol warning of the imminent arrival of a large German force of cavalry

as the US carrier fleet was out on manoeuvres on the day of the attack

The Raid on Pearl Harbor

drive south across the Arnhem bridge to prepare for the upcoming counter-attack to retake Elst and the Nymegen road bridge

Escort for the Troops - USS New York by Anthony Saunders (GS) SPC24 Their temporary halt was interruptedDHM1266GS. Escort for the Troops USS New York by Anthony Saunders. The Atlantic ocean was the lifeline between Britain and America, as well as millions of tons of raw materials, GIs were also transported over in all manor of hastily converted liners. Protecting the troops from marauding u boats and German surface ships was of paramount importance to the allied fleets. Although USS New York spent a good deal of the war in the Atlantic, she also