38 British sailors were rescued from the sea and Roope was awarded a posthumous VC for his bravery
and the 44th Royal Tank Regiment
The Americans sent a bogus message to trick the Japanese into revealing the true target of their massive force
Captain Earl Slanker
Remember the Alamo by Brian Palmer
Homeward Bound by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) PER349 38 British sailors were rescuedDHM2263AP. Homeward Bound by Nicolas Trudgian. No single raid during World War Two has attracted more discussion, analysis, features, books, interviews, or been the subject of more films, documentaries, and TV programmes than the famous attack mounted by the RAFs 617 Squadron upon the mighty hydroelectric dams in Westphalia, on the night of 16 17 May, 1943. Led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers, manned by 133