USS Leary (DD-158) Built in 1918, the Leary was sunk by U-275 with a loss of 97 members of her 176-man crew on 24 December 1943. Artwork done by Proceedings and Naval History magazines Associate Editor, J.M. Caiella. Copyright 2008.
Categories: World War II
 
 
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