PFC Donald Rex Banes was aboard the USS Hull (DD-350) which foundered during a typhoon in the Phillippine Sea - 18 Dec 1944.
Typhoon Cobra, also known as the "Typhoon of 1944" or "Halsey's Typhoon" (named after Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey), was the United States Navy's designation for a tropical cyclone which struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II.
Typhoon Cobra, also known as the "Typhoon of 1944" or "Halsey's Typhoon" (named after Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey), was the United States Navy's designation for a tropical cyclone which struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II.
PFC Donald Rex Banes was aboard the USS Hull (DD-350) which foundered during a typhoon in the Phillippine Sea - 18 Dec 1944.
Typhoon Cobra, also known as the "Typhoon of 1944" or "Halsey's Typhoon" (named after Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey), was the United States Navy's designation for a tropical cyclone which struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II.
Typhoon Cobra, also known as the "Typhoon of 1944" or "Halsey's Typhoon" (named after Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey), was the United States Navy's designation for a tropical cyclone which struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II.
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F1 C EM, who gave his life for his country at sea, asiatic area, attached USS Hull, 18 Dec 1944
