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151 The high-ranking Philippine official who escaped aboard USS SWORDFISH was Philippine President Manuel Quezon;

152 The invasion of Sicily, with 1,375 ships directly involved and 36 more covering was the largest amphibious. operation in World War II. Nope, Normandy is greater ONLY IF the follow-on echelons are counted.

153 Fifty-nine convoys containing 5,000 ships (according to US records) took part in the Normandy invasion. British records tell it as 4,500 ships.

154 The I.J.N. battleships YAMATO and MUSASHI at 72,809 tons were the biggest battleships in the world.

155 The Polish destroyer POIRON helped to escort British and Canadian troops to the beach on D-Day.

For KTB #139 next month, do you know...

156 What was the greatest aircraft carrier battle of the war?

157 What was the first naval battle in which the opposing fleets never saw one another?

158 What was the only American battleship to get underway in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

159 Who was Lt. John D. Buckley & what was his special deed?

160 How was Japanese Admiral Isorokyu Yamamoto killed?

Remember, do not send answers here - the answers will be in KTB #139 next month. This information is just to help your knowledge and understanding of naval history in World War II.